Shae Ford

After a centuries' long apocalypse, humanity has returned to its violent roots. The few ragged settlements that remain fight each other and will do whatever it takes to stay alive. Charlize Smith doesn't know it yet, but her hometown might be the last civilized place on Earth....

The series follows the adventures of Kael: a young man who is thrust from his home in the Unforgivable Mountains and onto a hero's path....

Years before the Whispering War, there was a girl named Olivia. Her family murdered, her home destroyed -- a darkness she can't control....

While the Earl and the Countess plot for the throne, King Crevan slips deeper into madness. All of their fates are intertwined...and may yet be tied to a boy from the mountains....

Seventeen years ago, a long and bloody rebellion wracked the six united regions of the Kingdom....

Charlie has been beaten and left for dead. She's got hardly any life left in her. But for some reason, she just can't seem to die. A strange headache forces her to head north, towards the mysterious building known only as Facility 12 - where she quickly discovers that she is not alone....

Winter has finally broken its hold over the Kingdom - but as the snows melt, trouble springs up in its place....

Midlan has awoken. Soldiers pour from between the gates, and monsters descend upon the kingdom....