He learned life magic, but death becomes his trade. Orphaned, but with unique talents, Edmath learns to wield magic in an empire ruled by shapeshifters. He sets out for the imperial city to join the court. His family history is tragic, but Edmath hopes to begin anew with research into plant magic. A rival nation has it's own breed of mages, though. Grudges remain from wars of the past, along with the secret of a village that disappeared mysteriously. Edmath's bloodline binds him to the struggle, though he never knew his family. In a world of living magic and deadly battles, what will Edmath have to sacrifice to survive his first year as a mage? Orphan Mage is a sword and sorcery novel with an emphasis on magic over might, where every spell carries a cost. Fans of Brandon Sanderson and Garth Nix will find a lot to love here. Read it now!

In this extraordinary debut fantasy novel, the first book of The Fifth Trilogy, Erik Jensen has created a fantastic and dangerous world populated with unforgettable characters.

The Orphan's Survival Guide is the street-mage's companion. It's the players guide for playing a Hollow One in Mage: The Ascension, providing new rules, magick and guidelines for this down-and-out character type. Life on the streets is tough, even if you know magick, but now you can live by the book.

Alex, a schoolmistress, is hounded by lifelong friends, Duke Jules and Queen Elena, to use her dormant magic that disappeared in a traumatic childhood event. Typical mages can control one element (air, water, earth, fire), but they suspect Alex is the rumored Crownmage who can control all and assist Elena to retain power. Meanwhile, Anders, a friend of Alex’s dead mother, helps a very reluctant Alex accept her magic. Although Alex isn't the Crownmage, she can change all four elements from one to the other. During her training, Alex discovers that her father is still alive and has answers to why Alex’s magic is so different—but Alex wants nothing to do with him. When Elena's mage council forces a confrontation, the only way Alex can wield power is by clutching her mother's pendant, which goes missing. Nevertheless, Alex will do her best to defeat the council’s mage. On that day, Alex must learn to trust herself. But can she?

Dani is a young orphan girl, living on the streets of a medium-sized border town. Her only friend in the world is a dragon. At fourteen years of age, she should be starting her apprenticeship, but all her schooling has come from a dragon. The same day he promises she can some day become a dragon herself, a Mage finally comes looking for her. But is he there to help her, or control her?

Rokey, a poor orphan, has lived his entire life sheltered within the walls of the Noble Contemplative Monastery. At 17, Rokey is discovering that while his roommate, Ely, can think only of girls, his own feelings draw him toward other boys instead. When he is expelled and an unknown enemy tries to kill him, Rokeys thoughts return to the riddle of his parentage.

Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words. His purpose -- to create out of the insubstance of the air, from a shimmering of light and a fluttering of shadows. that most wonderous of spells, a Shaping. A Shaping in the form of a, young man who will be sent east on the road the old was to old to travel. To right the wrongs of a long-forgotten wizard war, and call new wars into being. Here is the long-awaited major new novel from one of the brightest stars in the fantasy and science fiction firmament.C.J.Cherryh's haunting story of the wizard Mauryl, kingmaker for a thousand years of Men, and Tristen, fated to sow distrust between a prince and his father being. A tale as deep as legend and a intimate as love, it tells of a battle beyond Time, in which all Destiny turns on the wheel of an old man's ambition, a young man's innocence, and the unkept promised of a king to come.

Melliandra, forced into a betrothal with a sinister prince, flees Castle Harvell with Jack, a kitchen apprentice with an uncontrolled power to work miracles. The Book of Words is a new fantasy adventure series featuring lethal conspiracies.

A hero trapped on the edge of light and dark... Ashok is a shadar-kai of the Shadowfell who is brought to the city of Ikemmu, a haven of shadar-kai who have learned to use their fierce need for adrenalin and danger to better their city and their civilization. Although he starts out eager to find the weaknesses in the strange city’s armor and return with them to his vicious enclave, Ashok finds himself drawn in by the city. As he struggles to find a balance for himself, his family finds the a way to bring down the city on the Shadowfell’s border.

Discover a land of enchantment, legend, and adventure in this first book of the Immortals series, featuring an updated cover for longtime fans and fresh converts alike, and including an all-new afterword from Tamora Pierce. Thirteen-year-old Daine has always had a special connection with animals, but only when she’s forced to leave home does she realize it’s more than a knack—it’s magic. With this wild magic, not only can Daine speak to animals, but she can also make them obey her. Daine takes a job handling horses for the Queen’s Riders, where she meets the master mage Numair and becomes his student. Under Numair’s guidance, Daine explores the scope of her magic. But she encounters other beings, too, who are not so gentle. These terrifying creatures, called Immortals, have been imprisoned in the Divine Realms for the past four hundred years—but now someone has broken the barrier. And it’s up to Daine and her friends to defend their world from an Immortal attack.