Verene is determined to complete her final year at the Academy. Despite her family's opposition and the obstinance of Darius, Verene may be all that can save them in the looming war.

Princess Verene's abilities far exceed anything she imagined. But Darius has returned to the cold and distant prince she first met, and it won't matter how powerful she becomes if she can't convince him that he's misplaced his trust.

Verene and Darius should be celebrating their greatest triumph, but instead they're left with questions. As they dig deeper for the truth, they discover a threat beyond imagining.

The crown of a slain king will determine the destiny of all.After the War of Men, Magic and Monsters, the dragon, Lord Spiro sees the coming war of eternity. The elders are gone, their apprentice wizards and witches battle for supremacy and quest for King El-Aubries crown of power. The one thing that can defeat Farrell, the goblin king.

The Crown's Servants is a major new study of English central government and the royal court from the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to the death of Charles II in 1685. A sequel to the author's two earlier studies, of royal officials under Charles I (1625-1642) and office-holders under the Commonwealth and the Cromwellian Protectorate (1649-1660), it sets out to explore the extent to which the restoration of the monarchy undid the changes brought about under the Republic. The author looks at the institutions of government, its methods and procedures, the terms and conditions of service, and its personnel both collectively and individually. He considers the policies, tasks, successes, and failures of the regime, and relates these to the process of state formation and to the impact of the state on society. This is both the culmination of a lifetime's work and a crucial contribution in its own right to the history of seventeenth century England and the development of English government.