Bücher der Reihe Oathtaker

A Lost Freedom.An Ephemeral Existence.A Profound Mystery.After Mara and the twins, Reigna and Eden-the ranking members of the first family of the Select, discover the twins' unparalleled magic powers, they return to the City of Light. There they train with the Oathtaker forces, preparing a response to the ongoing threat from Chiran. But when a traitor in their midst discloses their plans to visit the realm's border for a closer look, they are captured and imprisoned. Stripped of her Oathtaker's blade, Mara learns that an unknown power bars her ability to use her attendant magic to escape-or to free the twins.As Mara's magic dreams endeavor to inform her of events to come, as her cohorts labor to decipher ancient prophecy, as the twins learn of the power of a magic artifact they carry, and as Lucy struggles to uncover the traitor in their midst, Dixon's rescue attempt takes shape. Meanwhile, Mara discovers that the loss of her charges is only one painful outcome that could come to pass.Escape is impossible; survival, questionable; loss, inevitable.And yet . . . things are not always what they seem.

After countless battles as an Oathtaker, Katya is about to face her hardest fight-one for her mind and soul.Katya Greenleaf has given herself over to the thrill of combat countless times during her years as an Oathtaker. Alongside her mentor Shira, she has sought out evil-pirates, slavers, dark mages and demon hordes. Occasionally, she finds comfort in the company of other females she encounters in her travels, and despite her mother's best efforts, she has no desire to settle for a traditional elven life and family.After decades of taking joy from the fight, no matter the odds, Katya leads a group of Oathtakers into a disastrous battle, one which costs the lives of everyone around her, including Shira. Katya survives, but with neither body nor spirit intact, haunted by her life of violence and death in the name of her Oath.Now, the red-haired warrior will find her greatest challenge in a battle against a different sort of demon-ones that live in her mind and haunt her sleep.As she heals, Katya is reminded that there is more to life than blood and iron by a compelling human named Lili, who not only catches Katya's interest, but forces her to re-think her life and her mission.With Lili at her side, her beloved falcon Fayne on her shoulder and healers encouraging her, Katya sets out to re-discover the warrior she once was and finally confront the truths of what happened the day the world collapsed around her.