Books in The Cold War Chronicles series

In the epic conclusion of The War Chronicles, Lirak must fulfill the Kul-Wi prophecy. If he fails, the Faceless One will send an army of sentinels to erase all trace of humanity from the world, and begin another blood-soaked Age. What the gods don't know is that Lirak plans to end their savage game forever. But to succeed he'll first have to overcome his own guilt and fear.

The dragons are coming. The Groln invasion is accelerating. Cities are blasted into smoking, bloody rubble. In the midst of carnage, consumed by guilt and temptation, Lirak struggles to learn the limits of his powers and the secrets of his past. Even as the war rages to new heights of barbarity and slaughter, an ancient threat emerges, sending the gods themselves into panic and desperation. Lirak will need more than sorcery to survive.

Demon-spawn, they call him; evil seed of the UnNamed One. Lirak wonders if they might be right. Sent on a holy quest to test his prophetic dreams, he returns to find his people scattered or slaughtered. Ruthless invaders and their dread warlocks spread death and destruction across the land. Before he can lead the remnants of his people in vengeance, he must win their trust. But blades and arrows alone will not defeat this enemy. His only hope is to master warlock sorcery, turning their own fell powers against them.Can he learn their arcane secrets in time, or will the deadly power consume him? Only the Seven Gods could know, but they war amongst themselves, Lirak is a pawn in their divine conflict. Even if he defeats the invaders, he fears his trials are just beginning. But the Seven Gods play for higher stakes, and Lirak’s trials are just beginning.

This encyclopedic account of the Second World War is an exhaustive resource for school reports and war buffs alike. Through daily entries that chart the rise, peak years, and ultimate close to the war, this volume provides readers with a comprehensive examination of World War II, the war that affected Europe for decades after and made the United States into a world power. Rich prose capsules and vivid historical photographs bring to life the famous battles, key figures, and important treaties that made up the greatest worldwide conflict in modern history.

Herbie Brennan's popular and critically acclaimed Faerie Wars series is well known for its cast of magical characters, hilarious dialogue, and wildly inventive flights of fantasy. Now, with The Faeman Quest, Brennan returns to the world of Faerie to introduce a new character - Mella, the daughter of King Consort Henry and Queen Holly Blue. When Mella accidentally travels to the country of Haleklind, she discovers rebel forces preparing an invasion using a terrifying new magical weapon.This novel features old favorites-Brimstone, Pyrgus, and Lord Hairstreak's head-but readers will identify immediately with Mella, whose stubborn streak and fiesty daring must save the Faerie realm from mass destruction.

Remember these words well. It's only a thin veil that separates them from our world. As time grows near, they will return to make their war upon mankind. They will torment, attack, and cause destruction on this planet. They will never hunger; they will never sleep. They will walk amongst us unseen. Invisible to all but those born to see. And each generation of five that sees shall endure more than the last. But the final generation of Watchers will not only endure, not only watch... ...THEY WILL FIGHT.

With a kingdom in crisis, the forces of good must band together in C. G. Peltier’s intriguing new fantasy novel and second in the series, The Connors Chronicles: The Incredible Magic Dome. Perfect for young adult readers and older alike, this epic blend of human drama and breathtaking magic finds the nearly fifteen-year-old royal wizard twins, Charlie and Kelly Connors, struggling to find their role in the rebel resistance. After Charlie and Kelly's grandfather, King Charles Connors the III's death, the twin's comfortable castle lives changed forever. Before their parents were secretly stunned and taken out to Strugard Wizard Prison, they asked the loyal castle staff to escape with their twins, the Connors Chest, three crystal domes and two thickly covered books with five blank pages. They then barred all the doors to the castle's royal quarters and stayed to buy time for the staff and children's escape. With dark magic spells confining them, there is little hope of rescue from the outside or escape from within. All Charles and Catherine can do is to stay alive and hope someone will be able to remove the spells and allow them to return to their twins and their country. Now, after nearly four years of living in the shadows, the twins see their rebel friends leaving the dome and risking their lives on the Connors behalf. The twins are frustrated. Theses wizards and witches regularly go out into the dangerous world beyond the Oak Forest in search of a way to match Drake Aldric's evil Master Plan and his superior dark magical powers and protection while they sit and watch. The rebels are discouraged in their attempts to match Aldric's dark magic skills, because the dark wizard had made sure that no one would ever find the source of his ancient and forbidden dark magic. The dark wizard from the east is the most dangerous wizard known and he wants to keep it that way. It is fortunate that Charlie and Kelly have such protective friends. Without these rebel friends, they would not be alive today. Grateful as they are, they also feel smothered. It is as if they are in prison like their parents, but of a different kind. As a Prince of Freedonia, Charlie knows that he is next in line to be king after his father, but he will not let a mere title keep him from joining the rest of his rebel friends in their quest counter Aldric's master plan and restore their country to what it once was. Slim as it is, as long as one Connors is still living, they are the true rulers of Freedonia and there is still hope. That is something that Drake Aldric wants to remedy and he needs to eliminate the Connors boy comes of age. His fifteenth birthday is approaching quickly.