The world is in tremendous danger, threatened by dark forces acting in the shadows. One individual, Mr. Black and his partner Dr. Kline, yearns to open the worlds gateway in order to allow a dominion of evil in, intent on destroying all life as we know it and rebuilding it in its own dark image. In answer to this threat, there stands only a handful of teens who are only starting to learn about themselves and their unique gifts. Seventeen-year-old Kyra Mathews believes she is a normal, if gifted, high school student, but she soon finds herself drawn into a world she could never have imagined, one in which angels sneak about and dragons hide among us. With the help of a small group of friendssome of whom hide amazing secretsKyra must take her place in the fight against evil and help to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Although she doesnt know it, her journey began millennia ago and will continue for generations to come. In this fantasy novel, a group of teenagers, led by Kyra Mathews, discover that their world hides not only vast magic but also unimaginable evil that could destroy existence as they know it.

First published in 2003. With essays by an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, Dark Horizons focuses on the development of critical dystopia in science fiction at the end of the twentieth century. In these narratives of places more terrible than even the reality produced by the neo-conservative backlash of the 1980s and the neoliberal hegemony of the 1990s, utopian horizons stubbornly anticipate a different and more just world. The top-notch team of contributors explores this development in a variety of ways: by looking at questions of form, politics, the politics of form, and the form of politics. In a broader context, the essays connect their textual and theoretical analyses with historical developments such as September 11th, the rise and downturn of the global economy, and the growth of anti-capitalist movements.

Sara Elena flees Spain in 1492, narrowly avoiding capture by her pursuer, Don Antonio Morales, evil deputy of the Inquisition. On the eve of her departure, she marries Juan, the man she has come to love. However, she and her new groom must soon travel different paths and endure dangerous separation for a time. Juan travels west with Columbus on the voyage of discovery. Will loneliness subdue him? Will he fall victim to temptation? Sara sails eastward seeking a welcome and a home. But which country will receive her, one of the hundreds of Jews exiled by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand? Along the way she makes friends. Evil follows her as Sara builds a new life in a foreign country. Just when joy is about to overtake her, a cruel violence and heart-breaking news threaten to overwhelm her. Will her dream of a real home vanish like a wisp of smoke?

Amidst the backdrop of a luxurious cruise, Margo and Negal's budding romance is tested as they confront the secrets of their past and the challenges of their present. With danger lurking in the shadows and powerful forces conspiring against them, they must rely on the strength of their bond and the support of their allies to overcome the odds.

It is the 1930s and having survived the Great Depression the Neill family must now face up to the hardships of war. The legacy Ann Neill has inherited from her kindly employer has been a godsend but just as their lives seem set to improve, the threat of war with Germany looms and they seem headed for a similarly dark horizon. Full of dark family secrets, Towards A Dark Horizon tells the next part of the story of Ann and Lilly Neill, their father Johnny as well as the Ryan clan and the budding relationship between Danny and Maddie. But in the turbulent years before and after the start of the Second World War, no one can escape the conflict or what fate has in store. In Towards A Dark Horizon, Maureen Reynolds continues her compelling story describing the trials and tribulations of working-class life in the close-knit community of pre-war and wartime Dundee.

A wizard must free his world from the cluthces of an evil sorceress.

After tragedy strikes the Corbin family, David Corbin finds himself struggling to stay sane in a world that seems to be falling apart. His only wish is to live a peaceful life with his longtime love, Carrie Green, and discontinue his acts as the Hero of Anaisha. But as Legion- an alien species bent on world destruction - reveals more of itself through not only its invasion, but the symbiote that Carrie has vying for control of her body, David realizes that not only is his life in danger, but reality itself. Tears are forming between worlds, and the very fabric of time and space is in jeopardy. David will have to sacrifice his personal ambitions, his pride, and even his relationships in order to find an ancient codex that could be the key to stopping the chaos. In an attempt to understand her Legion symbiote, Carrie Green retreats within herself in an attempt to communicate with Viranda DelaCourte, an entity of Legion that has sought to excommunicate herself from Legion as a whole. But Viranda's goals aren't just to break off from Legion. She also wants to help Carrie find the keys to a prison holding Legion's prisoners from all the worlds it has destroyed. As the world begins to unravel around them, both David and Carrie find themselves at the crossroads of multiple dimensions, with not only their own lives at stake, but the fate of reality itself.