In brutal Calanar, you’re nothing without magic. Kira Talon has a secret. Raised since childhood among the nonmagical “Dim” when her expected magical birthright didn’t materialize, she barely remembers her early time in the opulent floating city high above the war-torn sprawl below. Years later, she’s made a life for herself among the nonmagical, discovering an affinity with machines, making good friends, and venturing carefully into the dangerous, clandestine resistance against the magical overlords. Until one desperate night, her latent magic awakens—and she doesn’t want anything to do with it. Her time among the “Dim” has taught her what the cruel “Talented” are truly capable of, so she’s happy to remain as she is, keeping her untrained, unpredictable magic to herself. But when tragedy strikes and one of the Talented murders her best friend, Kira no longer has a choice. She can’t hide anymore. She needs to take a stand and decide what’s worth fighting for. Fortunately for her, some powerful allies stand ready to introduce her to a life she never thought possible. But first, she has to survive. Enter Calanar, the alternate dimension first explored in the Alastair Stone Chronicles novel STEEL AND STONE—but be careful. The Talented’s spies are everywhere, and anyone who dares oppose them faces unspeakable consequences. No familiarity with the Alastair Stone Chronicles series is necessary to enjoy the Calanar series.

Danger Is In The Cards Kira Talon’s future has never looked brighter. She’s got a new home in New Argana. Its brilliant and enigmatic leader Trevor Harrison has agreed to train her in magic. And as she settles into the next stage of her life, she’s finally beginning to get over her grief at the loss of her old friends. But when Harrison gets word of a high-ranking member of the Talented who wants to defect from her sadistic society and escape to New Argana, Kira knows her lifelong experience with the nonmagical community will be instrumental to the mission’s success. She and Harrison travel to one of the ground cities to find the woman, setting into motion a treacherous chain of events that will threaten them all. Meanwhile, Kira’s tale isn’t the only one revealed. From his beginnings as a young child witnessing a horrific murder, to his ascendance as the icy master of the Obsidian in Las Vegas, to the desperate act that leads to his discovery of his unprecedented magical talent and his background spanning two dimensions, Trevor Harrison’s history weaves its thread with Kira’s and lifts the veil on his mysterious past. Return again to Calanar, land of magic and danger. Your guides are skilled and powerful, but you must remain watchful. Even they cannot anticipate every threat.

THE STAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER Just when Kira Talon is sure her life couldn’t go better, the unthinkable she’s found out her beloved brother is alive. But when she chooses to remain behind in one of the nonmagical cities to find him, she has no idea how much everything is about to change. Because her brother isn’t in the city—he’s fled into the brutal, nearly uninhabitable Wastes, one step ahead of the Talented. If Kira wants to find him, that’s where she’ll have to go, too. With no time to contact Trevor Harrison for help, she joins a group of Resistance fighters and their strange Traveler guides, intent on locating her brother in one of the ruined cities. But she soon discovers her allies aren’t what they seem, and that their fanatical plans could destroy all of Calanar—including New Argana. Desperate, injured, and alone, Kira must find her way back home, and hope she isn’t too late to prevent an apocalypse. But even with Harrison’s magical might backing her up, their mad, untested plan still may not be enough. Revisit Calanar, where magic reigns supreme—and where those without it resort to deadly measures to escape its stranglehold on their lives. No familiarity with the Alastair Stone Chronicles series is necessary to enjoy this book.

SAFE HAVEN NO MORE? When Trevor Harrison founded New Argana, he envisioned it as a place magical and nonmagical people could call home without fear of the powerful and sadistic Talented. An arcane shield protected them from the deadly magic of the Calanarian Wastes and allowed them to live in peace. But the shield is developing cracks, and even Harrison is at a loss to discover why. If he can’t find the answer and fix it soon, he may be forced to send everyone back home—a move that, for many of them, will be every bit as dangerous as remaining in New Argana. Unfortunately, his only solid clue about the problem’s cause might put him in direct opposition with someone even more powerful than he is—someone who might be an enemy, or might be his only hope for saving the town. Someone who is destined to discover some secrets of his own… Also, return to the past, to Harrison’s early days on Calanar—his fateful meeting with the brilliant engineer who would become his strongest ally, the terrifying return to Earth that nearly cost him his sanity, and the founding of the city of New Argana. Calanar holds its secrets close, but they cannot remain hidden forever. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR While Full House is a complete story, some of its plotlines and characters are based on events that occurred in the Alastair Stone Chronicles series, most notably The Lost Scion and Strange Bedfellows. The Stone series and the Calanar series were always meant to occur in the same universe, and this novel is where they start to overlap. You'll still be able to enjoy Full House without reading the Stone books, but you'll get more enjoyment if you're familiar with both. Don't miss the Alastair Stone _Stone and a Hard Place The Forgotten The Threshold The Source Core of Stone Blood and Stone Heart of Stone Flesh and Stone The Infernal Heart The Other Side Path of Stone Necessary Sacrifices Game of Stone Steel and Stone Stone and Claw The Seventh Stone Gathering Storm House of Stone Circle of Stone The Madness Below Boys' Night (Way) Out (novella) An Unexpected Truth (novella) Death's Door Blood Brothers Homecoming Mortal Imperative Balance of Power Rite of Passage Winds of Change Awakening Blood Ties Vicious Circle The Lost Scion Demon Blade Strange Bedfellows Poisoned Vines_ and four standalone _Turn to Stone Shadows and Stone Devil's Bargain Stone for the Holidays_ Also, check out the Happenstance and Bron series, set in the world of the Alastair Stone _The Soul Engine Chariots of Wrath By Demons Driven_