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The Chain Breaker World
Series · 10 books · 2021-2023

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#11

A Corrupt Alliance

2023

Can Gavin ever be more than the Chain Breaker? Tenender has been stopped, but his plan is still in motion. Gavin knows the key to what Tenender planned is tied to scholars of ancient magic, but Gavin is a fighter, not a thinker. Impossible power is at stake, and if he fails, everything that he’s worked to save will fail with him. With his fighting prowess neutralized, how can the Chain Breaker stop a plan that has been in motion for centuries before all is lost?
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#12

The Council of Yoran

2023

The Chain Breaker must fall. Something greater must rise. A dark power builds, but Gavin and his allies can’t find its source. Much of what he’s learned has been fragments of what he needs. Gavin must find a way to bring it all together if he wants to protect the future. But the key to stopping the danger may involve a sacrifice he’s unwilling to make. He can’t fight his way past the danger that comes. The Chain Breaker must fall. Who—and what—will replace him?
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#13

A Blade's Rebirth

2023

When a power greater than the Chain Breaker rips through his realm, Gavin must become more. When a strange power breaks into Gavin’s world from the other realm, he must find a way to stop it—and the ones responsible for forcing open the dangerous vents of power that let terrifying creatures into his world. But too many openings are forming. Gavin and his allies don’t have the numbers. Worse, when the truth about these openings is revealed, Gavin fears a war unlike the world has seen in ages will return. And he may be the only thing standing in the way—if he can control his changing power in time.
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#14

A Realm in Ruin

2023

With a friend missing, Gavin must make a dangerous choice. Gavin struggles to understand the danger found on the other side of the realm. With Anna missing, he must find answers before the Forerunners destroy everything in his land. They must bring the attack into the other realm. But doing so exposes Alana, who Gavin has vowed to protect. The only way to truly help her is to understand her powers—and the new one Gavin possess. New powers mean new dangers, but may be key to stopping the Forerunners for good.
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#21

A City in Ruin

2021

Strange fires threaten to destroy the city of Nelar that Jayna alone can’t stop. After stopping a powerful dark sorcerer, Jayna finds herself a target. Not only does the Sorcerers’ Society think she uses dark magic, the Celebrants of Asymorn want vengeance for her interference. She’d leave the city, Ceran has shown her that something worse is still to come. When it does, she’s still unprepared. Nearly killed by a strange fire even her dark magic could not extinguish, she needs to find those responsible before the city is destroyed—or worse, plunged into war. Even stopping the fires might not be enough. The dark sorcerers have begun to move, and Jayna might need to surrender to her magic in order to stop them.
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#22

Smoke and Memories

2021

Dark sorcery, powerful enchantments, and lost secrets are key to Jayna stopping a deadly attack. Having stopped two dark sorcerers and changing the power of her Toral ring with the dangerous bloodstone, Jayna has become a target. A dark power is coming for the city of Nelar, and Ceran has tasked her with remaining vigilant. What comes is something Jayna is completely unprepared to face. Attacks have pitted the Sorcerers’ Society against the ruling dular, but there’s an even greater danger—someone with magic like Eva. Jayna has to stop a war, but how can she when she doesn’t know who’s involved?
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#24

Last of the Light

2022

Jayna has removed the Sul’toral threat to the Society, but remains an outcast. Having stopped the potential threat to the kingdom, Jayna now serves as the king’s advisor while awaiting Ceran, all while looking for information about her brother. Her new position forces her to face challenges unlike anything she’s ever faced before. She can handle dark magic, but playing politics might be worse, especially as the Sorcerers’ Society demands more of her time. When strange smoking pits appear outside of the capital, Jayna begins to look for answers that might only be found from her missing mentor, but Jayna begins to think that Ceran is not just missing but trapped. As the attacks increase, Jayna must make a choice that will define not only who she is, but what she is becoming. An action packed epic fantasy adventure The Dark Sorcerer series set in the world of The Chain Breaker.
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#25

The Dark Fragment

2022

Jayna must finally understand the truth of her power. With the Society now restored and the kingdom safe, Jayna turns her attention to finding Ceran. She can’t help him alone. She’ll need the aid of all her friends, but even that might not be enough. All along, she’s believed she served a Sul’toral, but Ceran is something else. Learning what he is will be key to saving him, but others have their own plans for his power.
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#27

The Scepter Heist

2022

An impossible heist was only the beginning. Having pulled off an impossible heist, Jonathan wants nothing more than to relax and take a few simple jobs as a distraction. But nothing is ever simple for the Dragon. When friends go missing, an old enemy returns, demanding Jonathan take a job even more dangerous than the last. If he refuses, new friends will suffer, but if he takes the job, Heziah may gain a power to overthrow the Society itself.
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#28

The Shielded Past

2022

A job pits Jonathan and his team against Heziah, where they finally find a way to fully rid themselves of him. Now jailed, Heziah is no longer a threat. The team can finally relax—and Jonathan can retire with his newfound wealth. When word comes that Jayna has gone missing, Jonathan knows there’s one more job he needs to pull if he wants to save his sister. She’s powerful, but she might have gotten herself involved in something beyond even her considerable talents. This time, it’s not a heist but a rescue. Even with his team’s growing skill, Jonathan doubts they’ll be enough. To pull it off, he’ll need the help of an enemy if he wants to succeed.

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