The five Asters, brothers and sisters in magic, battle an unknown Dark King to ensure their new Queen ascends to the throne, in this debut YA fantasy prequel series. Together with Affinites, who have no magic but unique affinities for specific skills, the Asters have been protecting humans from the Dark Kings' reigns of terror for generations; even since their first and, until now, only Queen bestowed six Affinites each with one of her own magic powers 500 years ago. The one unique magic that the original Queen didn't pass on would only return if there was a dire need of it: to bring balance back into the world. Now, 500 years later, her reincarnation predicts a threat to the peaceful existence that generations of Asters had created and protected. Up until her eighteenth birthday the new Queen was brought up as human in a secret location, with no knowledge of the crown she will be expected to wear or the rare magic she possesses. She will join the Asters, and she will become the most powerful creature to ever live. But a Dark King knows of her upcoming accession, and will do whatever it takes to stop it. He starts abducting Affinites in the hopes that one of them might know the Queen's secret location. He wants to steal her magic before she learns how to use it against him. It is up to the five Asters to make sure that he doesn't. Sky can fly and shimmer to anywhere in the world. Nathan can control the nature around him. Sophie can heal the worst of injuries. Matu can break through the most solid of walls. Lian can shut out any feeling of pain until his dying breath. It is the greatest challenge of their lives. And up against a King they know nothing about, time is not on their side.

A World To Lose is the second in a trilogy of magic- and action-packed prequel novellas featuring Asters and Affinites battling Dark Kings and their Disciples for the Surface of the world and the safety of humans. The first novella in the series is A Queen To Come. The Queen has vanished from the face of the earth - her magic along with her. The impending threat that the Queen's birth predicted looms over the Asters as they now realise that they will one day have to face it without her. But there is no time to grieve. The Small Council still doesn't know what happened in Brazil that night, and they send an investigative team in to find out. But things are not as they seem. And it isn't long before members of the team start to go missing. Meanwhile, the King of the North American Underworld is mobilising his troops. The rare magic he and his Disciples were so afraid of is no more, and he is taking his chance. The Asters are tasked with quelling the uprising. Despite their loss of faith in themselves, the Asters are still expected to protect the humans on the Surface of the world. They must pull together to stand any chance against the very first King they have ever faced.

A Threat To Remain is the last in a trilogy of magic- and action-packed prequel novellas featuring Asters and Affinites battling Dark Kings and their Disciples for the Surface of the world and the safety of humans. The Aster stories are a fantasy series written for young adults aged 13 and older. The novellas are intended to be read in sequence. The first novella in the series is A Queen To Come. South America remains a mystery. The retreating research and rescue teams are still not safe. Darkness stalks them, and not all make it back to home base alive. Percy Kelly is the only known survivor of the Disciple attack in the Amazon Rainforest. He is the only one who can shed light on what happened, but is too traumatised to speak of what he has seen. Meanwhile, chaos continues to unfold in North America. Sophie and Sky are trapped by Mitrik, and his best inner-circle soldiers. Lian is gravely injured and has no way of getting healed. Nathan and Matu are on the outside, with no way of getting back in. The Asters will have to be smarter than their enemy, and use their magic in ways they didn’t even know was possible. Only then will they have any chance of staying alive and taking down the North American King and his uprising.