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How does a nobody like me become a wizard? There are no nobodies, only people who haven't been placed in the correct story. Mine begins on Earth, where an education in comparative literature prepared me for a distinguished career selling timeshares from a call center. My daughter deserved better than the life I could give her. My wife had long stopped expecting me to provide it. Then an earthquake buried me beneath my office, and amid the rubble appeared a portal of blue light. Naturally, I stepped through.

The Volsung Academy is under siege. Its legendary founder, Arian—Sorcerer-Ascendant of Magekind—has vanished. Rival schools are circling, sensing weakness, eager to seize control and reshape the future of magic in their image. And Volsung's new philosophy, the Path of Balance, is dismissed as exactly the kind of softness that invites predators. When Vivienne Desai is unexpectedly chosen to represent Volsung at the Mage Games on Mars, the stakes couldn't be higher.

The first three Starsea Cycle books bundled together. Science got us to space. Magic got us to the stars. The discovery of the Gates opened the stars to humanity—and awakened the Manifold, a force that gave certain people the power to command nature itself. These mages could ignite infernos, reshape matter, move objects with their minds, and even bend the wills of others. But every mage eventually begins to Fray. After their powers nearly destroyed civilization in the Mage War, the League of Worlds took control.

Hounded by the relentless Baron Valdrik, Justin and his companions plunge into the forgotten halls of Drakendir. As the Baron closes in, Justin finds himself thrust into one danger after another: trolls, feuding goblins, mysteries, and creatures of darkness. With no choice but to evolve from a reluctant adventurer into a confident leader, Justin arms himself with newfound skills, boons, gear, and his newly adopted Focus. He may finally stand as an equal to the enemies pursuing him. Somewhere in the bitter cold of the North, his greatest challenge awaits.

After two months in Skyhome, Alex and the crew are ready to depart for the next phase of their mission - convincing Emperor Augustus of the Nova Roman Empire to join them in their attack on the Great Blight. But when they enter the Empire's borders, they find far more than they bargained for: slavers, deadly beasts, and the cunning and powerful Emperor himself. And even the far-reaching Empire is not immune to the effects of the deadly xenovirus and its newest evolutions....

Ragnarok was only the beginning. Buried in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, is the massive Bunker One. Long conquered by the spawn of the xenovirus, it is now the mission of Alex Keener, Samuel Neth, and Makara Angel to find the fallen Bunker, or die trying. Contained within are the mysterious Black Files, which may be the key to stopping the xenovirus before it is too late.

Alex Keener has lived all of his 16 years underground in US Bunker 108. When he goes on his first recon into the Wasteland, he will find out exactly why. Outside, Alex discovers a harsh landscape twisted by the impact of the meteor Ragnarok in 2030. Besides Raiders, dust storms, and cold, a new threat is evolving - the xenovirus, which twists men and animals into deadly monsters.

The Volsung Academy says magic is safe. They are wrong. Vivienne Desai finally has her chance to shine. Stepping out of her twin sister's shadow, she has been accepted into Volsung Academy—the pinnacle of magical education in humanity's Golden Age.

The Vegas Exodus is at a standstill. Besieged by the Xenoswarm in the town Pyrite, they must shelter in either Bunker 108 or Bunker 84 if they are to survive the winter. But in Bunker 84 lurks a darkness that could end the Exodus. And it may also be that the denizens of Bunker 84, known as "The Community", are not as isolated from the events of the Wasteland as it first appears. The Community's leader, Elias, has his own plans for the future of the Wasteland - and those plans will change everything.

Alex and friends return to a Wasteland in turmoil. The Raiders are scattered, the Exiles hunted, and the feuding Vegas gangs plot one another's destruction. Makara, head of the New Angels, has the difficult task of convincing disparate groups to work together before Emperor Augustus and his legions arrive. But while humanity fights amongst itself, the Great Blight prepares its final onslaught - and at the center of it all, there is a secret that could spell the end of the invasion. It is a revelation only Alex can discover, and it might cost him everything.

Justin Talemaker just got kicked out of his online gaming guild for being "that guy." Twenty-five years old, no job, no prospects, living in his mother's basement—and now he can't even keep his raid team together. Then a freak Oklahoma tornado flings him into Eyrth, a world governed by actual LitRPG mechanics, and a strange voice offers him a second chance: choose your class. Any sensible protagonist would roll a warrior or a mage. But Justin makes a different bet: the obscure Socialite class. All in on Charisma, betting everything on the skills that have always let him down.

Lucian Abrantes and his companions have done the impossible. They have gathered the Orbs, found the First Gate, and entered the Light Realm. But finishing the job has dire consequences never foreseen, and things in the Light Realm are far more complicated than initially thought.

The final battle looms. Odium of the Dark and his swarm of Radaskim ravage the Red Wild, leaving destruction in its wake. It's up to Shanti to gather disparate factions to challenge the Xenomind's advance before it's too late. Vastly outnumbered, it's an impossible war. All will be lost unless she can stop the Radaskim at their source. Shanti must gamble everything for a small shot at success. But the price of victory will require the ultimate sacrifice, one that goes beyond mere death...

Xenofall is coming. Shanti returns to a divided Red Wild. Isaru, the puppet of Rakhim Shal, now rules from Haven. He plans to attack Colonia itself to win the support of the bickering Elekai kingdoms. Meanwhile, a resistance recognizing Shanti as Anna Reborn has formed at Kalear. But it will be crushed unless she can find further support. Lurking behind everything is the sinister power of the Hyperfold.

Lucian Abrantes and the Starsea Fleet have driven back the Alkasen. While the Worlds rebuild and recover from the brutal war, the Ancient One threatens to undo the uneasy peace. On the world of Mako, the Ancient One has done the unthinkable. Marshaling the ether of the Source of Power, he has escaped through a Time Gate, an action that threatens to unravel Lucian's heroism and even reality itself.

The hunt for Isaru begins. With the spaceship Odin at their disposal, Shanti and the crew have more tools than ever to stop the coming Xenofall. But powerful new threats have emerged to challenge their advance. If Isaru reaches the Mindless swarm in Ragnarok Crater, it will spell destruction for the Red Wild and its surrounding kingdoms. Meanwhile, a powerful, ancient being offers his help. But will it be enough to end the Hyperfold, once and for all?

On the moon of Psyche, Lucian Abrantes, the Chosen of the Manifold, must start from humble beginnings, growing his single world into an empire. He must unite disparate factions that don’t recognize his legitimacy.

After countless trials, Lucian has collected multiple Orbs, and has almost proven himself to be the true Chosen of the Manifold. Only one person stands in his way: Xara Mallis, the Psion of Darkness.Lucian is not ready to face her. With each Orb he gains, the Shadow that follows him grows ever stronger.

Shanti's quest hangs on the edge of a knife. With Isaru's state critical, Shanti and the crew must leave him in the Hollow. They return to Colonia, this time with leverage that might see her parents saved.

Four hundred years after the Ragnarok War, humanity still hasn't recovered from the impact of the meteor, Ragnarok. Alex Keener and his friends are remembered as gods, while strife reigns between their Elekai descendants, the dragons, and those of pure human blood. But unknown to humanity, an ancient and forgotten evil is hurtling toward Earth, threatening destruction. At the center of it all stands Shanti Roshar, a young woman who may be the subject of a long-lost prophecy, penned by the hand of Anna herself.