Jonathan Moeller
Sixteen years old, Caina is a student of the Ghosts, the spies and agents of the Emperor of Nighmar, and from them she learns the arts of stealth and infiltration, of disguise and intrigue. If she survives, she will become a nightfighter, one of the elite agents of the Ghosts.
For the Empire is in deadly danger, and needs the nightfighters of the Ghosts.
Either Caina will become a nightfighter, or the enemies of the Empire will kill
...Ridmark Arban is the Gray Knight, leading the defense of Andomhaim from the brutal Frostborn.
Yet the realm of Andomhaim is riven with civil war. The false king Tarrabus has usurped the crown in the name of the shadow of Incariel, and the loyal lords must fight the ruthless rebels.
Unless Ridmark can defeat Tarrabus and reunify Andomhaim, the Frostborn will prevail.
But Tarrabus Carhaine, deadly and wicked, will not be defeated
...For all her life, Caina has served as a Ghost of the Empire, one of the Emperor's spies and assassins.
Now the Empire teeters on the precipice of ruin. If Caina cannot forge an alliance among the lords of the Empire, the brutal sorcerers of the Umbarian Order will enslave mankind.
After they have taken their vengeance upon Caina...
Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the eyes and ears of the Emperor of Nighmar, and she has defeated both corrupt lords and cruel sorcerers.
But when word of a strange assassination plot reaches her ears, Caina faces a new kind of danger.
For there are other ways to kill than swords and knives...
5) Ghost Eye
A ruthless necromancer. An artifact of dark power.
Maglarion is one of the strongest necromancers in the Empire of Nighmar, and he intends to live forever.
The ancient relic called the Ring of Rasarion Yagar might give Maglarion all the power he needs to achieve immortality.
But the Ring's guardians, the ancient servants of the dreaded Iron King, will not willingly part with their master's treasure.
And there are
...Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight of Andomhaim, and he has always gone into battle alongside the deadly Third of Nightmane Forest.
But now Third finds herself trapped in a strange new world of deadly magic.
Unless Third learns to master the dangers of this new world, they will destroy her.
Or the Heralds of Ruin will find her and kill her...
The quest of the Seven Swords holds a dark secret at its heart.
To find a way to destroy the Swords, Ridmark has entered the Durance of Urd Maelwyn, a twisted dungeon built by a dark elven tyrant. There he must find the mad smith who forged the Swords.
But the ruler of the Durance does not let prisoners escape her iron grasp...
RIDMARK ARBAN is the Gray Knight, questing to stop the return of the terrible Frostborn to the High King's realm.
Yet he did not undertake the quest alone.
Here are the tales of those who accompanied him into the terrible dangers of his quest...
Originally published as the novellas THE KNIGHT'S TALE, THE PALADIN'S TALE, THE MAGE'S TALE, THE THIEF'S TALE, THE SOLDIER'S TALE, and THE ASSASSIN'S TALE,
...Mara is the Queen of Nightmane Forest, ruler of the Anathgrimm orcs. She wishes for her people to live in peace, but nonetheless they desire war.
But when a dispute between rival orcish headmen threatens to ignite a civil war, Mara must find a way to make peace, or else the Heralds of Ruin shall devour her people...
At last Rachaelis has tracked her enemy, the blood shaman Maerwulf, to his otherworldly lair. Now Rachaelis must face him and destroy him, before he claims her body as a vessel for his high demon.
But a danger far greater than Maerwulf or his fanatical followers awaits Rachaelis.
For a high demon can have many servants...
12) Ghost Keeper
Caina Amalas is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, the leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. She is a master of stealth and disguise, and seeks to find the legendary Staff and Seal of Iramis, mighty artifacts of sorcerous power, before her enemies claim them.
A mysterious collector of ancient relics might have the answers she seeks.
Or Caina's bones might gather dust in his collection forever...
A hidden traitor. Two deadly artifacts.
After many travails, Caina has reached the ancient city of Iramis, where the power and wisdom of the loremasters will protect the necromantic Sword and Dagger of the Iron King.
But a traitor lurks within the mighty walls of Iramis.
And this betrayer might undo everything Caina has done...
14) Soul of Tyrants
For fans of Robert E. Howard, David Gemmell, and Raymond E. Feist, here is the sequel to the critically praised "Demonsouled."
Mazael, now Lord of Castle Cravenlock, has subdued the demonic power within in his soul, though at terrible cost to himself. Yet peace remains elusive. Mazael's former overlord plans a war of pride. A corrupt order of militant knights scheme for brutal and bloody conquest. The serpent people and their followers
...From the author of DEMONSOULED and THE GHOSTS, here is a new epic fantasy of high adventure, heroism, and daring deeds.
A thousand years ago, the last grandson of Arthur Pendragon led the survivors of Britain through a magical gate to a new world, a world of magic and high elves, of orcs and kobolds and stranger, darker creatures. Now the descendants of the exiles rule a mighty kingdom, peaceful and prosperous under the rule of the High King.
But
...17) Ghost Sword
Kylon of House Kardamnos is a stormdancer of New Kyre, and his city has survived both the war with the Empire and the fury of an ancient sorceress.
But now a new enemy comes, alien and implacable and terrifying.
And unless Kylon summons all his skill and strength, New Kyre will drown in blood...
After losing his wife and his honor, Ridmark Arban the Gray Knight set out to stop the return of the malevolent Frostborn.
He failed.
Now the gates of ruin have been thrown open, and the Frostborn and their armies threaten to overthrow the High Kingdom.
Only Ridmark stands in their way. Distrusted by his countrymen and broken by grief and loss, he will nonetheless show the Frostborn why the Gray Knight is the most feared warrior
...Mazael now bears the sword of a Knight Armiger, a magical weapon capable of destroying the cursed Wraithaldr and defeating the sinister Lord Razalis.
But Razalis has labored for three thousand years to finish his mighty work of dark magic, and he will unleash his full power to destroy Mazael's army.
Lucan Mandragon, once Mazael's mortal enemy, might be the only man able to stop Razalis.
But the cost will be more than
...For all her life, Caina has run from the memory of her cruel mother.
But her mother was merely the weakest member of a family of powerful and ruthless sorcerers.
Now Caina has the Ring of the ancient necromancer-king Rasarion Yagar, and her aunt Talmania Scorneus is hunting for her.
And to take the Ring, Talmania is willing to kill Caina and everyone close to her...