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.