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Taken from her home. Owned by the State. Paired with a monster. An accident of birth...Every ten years the Imperium Provosts travel the provinces of the Great Suene Empire and take every second born child as the property of the Emperor. His due for their continued protection. Kalena, taken from her family and friends finds herself alone and scared in the imperial Stronghold of Darkon. And when she cries out to the darkness for help, Kalena is shocked when it answers her back.

Whoever controls the dragons, controls the world. In the solitude of her coastal home, Ny Keena saves a man from the treacherous sea. Little does she know that this act of kindness will plunge her into a world of exhilarating chaos. The man, however, is no ordinary survivor. He reveals himself as a Keeper of Dragons, entrusted with a precious egg destined for the chosen one of the revered Guild of Dragon Riders. They are the sole survivors of a devastating shipwreck, and news of the egg’s existence spreads like wildfire.

An accident of birth holds the future of a nation. Meet Kalena. Taken under the Empire’s Second Born rule, she is now a part of the Hatar Kalar, the Emperor’s flying corps. Being paired with a large, feathered carnivore is not all it’s cracked up to be, and Kalena and her new Hatar partner find themselves embroiled in affairs way beyond their pay grade. Ice Tigers, enemy nations, internal strife, and the fate of an Empire are now balanced precariously on Kalena’s shoulders, and she has no idea which way it will fall.

Get ready for an epic adventure in Brookhaven as the fate of the city rests in the hands of the Blackwatch. Meet Ryn Weaver, a warrior-in-training who has always dreamed of protecting the innocent. But on her journey to join the prestigious Blackwatch Order, she is paired with the enigmatic Dagan Drake, a Tribunal Mage.

The Empire is on the verge of war. The ancient enemy has returned and betrayal is thick in the air. Eight years after Kalena became a Flyer, she is being sent North with her wing to garrison the mountainous Northern Pass. They are the first line of defense against unknown enemy numbers. But what she encounters there, no one could have foreseen and is more dangerous than what the Empire faces to the North.

Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Dagan Drake is dead. The Brotherhood is on their tail, and Ryn Weaver and her companions are alone and desperate. But she's not about to let their enemies win. As they trek through the treacherous mountains in search of answers, Ryn stumbles upon a shocking secret. One that could change everything. But when they finally return to the shattered remains of Kaldor, they find the city under siege. The Brotherhood has taken the King Regent, and they won't stop until they've won control of the city.

Ryn Weaver longs to become a warrior. Orphaned as a child, the determined young woman has found a family training for the legendary Blackwatch guard. But when her test to prove her worthiness accidentally pairs her with a powerful wizard, she finds herself magically bonded to the wrong man and on a hunt for a dangerous fugitive.

A flyer has been bought crashing down and Kalena is taken by unknown attackers. A search and rescue is organized with more dependent on its success than finding the missing Wing Commander. The stability of the Empire is in the balance. A tip either way will bring success or ruination.

Women and children are massacred and Dearen and her newfound "family" race to defend the main Dymarki settlement from attack. A battle of attrition begins and Dearen and her people bring the war for their very survival to the gates of their enemy.

Kalena awakes with no memory of who - or what - she is. A Dymarki family takes her in as one of their own and she works alongside them to help keep their home safe from the evil lowlanders. As she lives and works, she discovers that she has a power that is quickly growing within her. One that can help to defend her new found people. But what will be the cost of that power be to her "unknown" searching friends?

Warrior Ryn Weaver has proven her courage against a relentless enemy. But now in the great city of Kaldor, she and her Blackwatch friends find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Big city politics were not in the Blackwatch training manuals and Ryn finds that being Paired with Tribunal Mage, Dagan Drake is dangerous to her health. When tensions ferment in the streets and a traitor is suspected within the Tribunal itself. Will Ryn and Dagan be able to stop a full-scale uprising, or will the Kingdom of Myrcea be drawn into a war they might not win?

It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. As Dearen and the Dymarki are meeting with the Arranians on Haten's field, Holm and Vosloo go in search of the enemy base they suspect is hidden in the mountains. They find evidence of a subversive group and find that people have a habit of appearing in the most unexpected places. Betrayal, conspiracy, and war… where the God Marked will determine the fate of a nation. Embark on a journey filled with magical combat, bold heroes, and non-stop action in The Mark of Service, the 12th book in The Way to Freedom series.

Dearen prepares to join the Dymarki in their fight against the country of Arran, but then mysteriously disappears. Kral Tayme, Hauga and Raga go in search of her while Lt Peana continues his search for his missing Captain.

Prince Garrick has returned to the Capital to complete the Muster of the Northern Army. Lady Felian has other ideas for him. After an attempt on his life, Prince Garrick along with Duke Malchance work to take back control of the Capital of the Empire from Felian's tight grip.

Dearen and her newfound Suenese allies are on their way to Daegarouf to enlist Pydarki help in their struggle against the Kingdom of Arran. But the journey reveals the tip of a hidden agenda that makes Dearen question who her friends really are.

Dearen and her uneasy allies are on a rescue mission to free Adhamh from his Arranian capturers. Kral Tayme, on the other hand, has given himself his own mission to remind Dearen at every available moment of who she really is. Kalena Tsarland, Hatar Kalarthri.

On the eve of war, the good tremble. Dearen and the Ice Tigers are bringing the fight for hearth and home to the Bareskins. And on the eve of war, something stirring within Dearen draws her north into the mountains, searching for an ethereal promise that might bring peace.

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Ashe and Edward find more than they expected when they take a shortcut through the woods. Features a younger Cornelius Ashe, Ryn Weaver, and Peck the Nabolean Crow from Proven.

If Books Could Kill… A down on his luck thief finds more than he bargained for one night while stalking the streets of Kaldor. Features Dagan Drake from The Blackwatch Chronicles.