All Liam Avione ever wanted was to be a Deathbringer. Almost twenty years old now, he’s approaching the last six months of the decade-long training program, hopeful for his future as a protector of the Universe. One, slight problem: he’s got a genetic defect that he’s been keeping a secret. But as the training intensifies, so do his symptoms. Which are really hard to hide when they cause him to puke, pass out, and have a seizure in front of the training cadre.

Ten-year-old Solvei and her tribe of fire elementals, the áed, are on the run from those who hunt their kind, when an encounter with a Titan—a monster larger than mountains—leaves everyone but Solvei dead. Now alone, she makes her way into unknown lands where the skies pour down a fire elemental's greatest weakness: water. Between a dark fog that swallows cities; tall, bearlike people at war against technologically superior humanoids; and worst of all, the ocean, the world beyond the fire elementals' dry wastelands is anything but welcoming.

In a plausible Earth of the future, the average man owes millions in family debt, passed down generation to generation and the .001% owns nearly everything. In this dark vision of America, an evil President from the Reaper Party tries to use extreme violence against his rival to ensure that he is reelected. But along comes SEC-39, unarmed security patrolman, who has no special powers and no particular skills. However, SEC-39 is the type of person who doesn't know when to quit.

In a world with ancient relics and forgotten magic, young Benj has always found comfort in the warm, flour-dusted corners of the village bakery. Adopted into a life of hard work, his quaint existence is soon disrupted by a chance encounter with a mysterious thief. At the same time, Key, a lowly guard in Royal City, only wants to get by unnoticed. Yet, as luck and misfortune intertwine, he finds himself on an adventure brimming with secrets, conspiracies, and intrigue.

Ravenwood is a city on the brink, where ancient oaths and dark ambitions collide. For centuries, vampire lords Adrian and Emmanuel waged a brutal war for control of Ravenwood, until a blood oath forced a fragile truce between them. But peace was short-lived. When Adrian is mysteriously killed, the oath is shattered, and Emmanuel seizes the opportunity to claim his brother’s territory. Yet Adrian’s coven, now led by the fierce and loyal Luke, refuses to surrender. In the shadows of Ravenwood, a new battle ignites—a fight for survival, legacy, and the soul of the city.