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The Chronicles of Andar
Series · 3 books · 2020-2021

Books in series

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#1

Unexpected Magic

2020

Emmaline Lyland is a perfectly abnormal fifteen-year-old girl struggling to find her place in an ordinary world full of extraordinary magic. When she returns to Ackley Institute for another school year, she quickly realizes it will be one unlike any other. With tensions running high across Andar, relationships between the regions and the students are quickly falling apart. A hidden danger lurks outside the safety of the school walls, and Emmie and her friends are determined to uncover the mystery. When Ackley is attacked, Emmie realizes they are closer to the truth than they knew. As the number of casualties grows, the country teeters on the brink of a civil war and they make a decision that could change their lives forever. But will it be enough to save her friends and prevent war? Or will the country be permanently changed by the unexpected magic?
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#2

Unleashed Magic

2020

Every Light Magical is born with a dark side. Gray Mastiff believes there‘s nothing that could justify the use of Dark Magic. Until he must choose between opening himself to the darkness within or letting his brother die. As a new term begins, Gray finds it harder to resist his Dark Magic’s call, and the situation outside the school isn’t helping. His father and two best friends are still missing, and a Dark Magical, Damon has created an army that is wreaking havoc across Andar, driving the regions closer to civil war. Will Gray find the inner strength to save those he loves and resist Dark Magic’s call? Or will he lose everything he cares about to the unleashed magic?
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#3

Untrained Magic

2021

Neil Mastiff nearly sacrificed everything in the fight against Damon and his Dark Magic. Now the regions are attacking each other, people are dying, and Neil is chosen to become regent of Andar. Ivy Hart, his friend turned Sub-Dark, is setting the citizens against the monarchy and each other. To prevent a civil war, Neil, and a newly-rescued Emmie, embark on a dangerous journey in search of the legendary Origin Elements to stop Ivy and the Sub-Darks once and for all. But as new truths are revealed, Neil struggles with what he thought he knew and whom to trust. To become a leader who can save his country, Neil must learn that true strength comes from relying on those around him. Can he master his new, untrained magic in time to protect the people he loves, or will he fall victim to the Dark Magic threatening to tear his home apart? Buy now to find out the ending in this exciting new YA fantasy trilogy!

Author

Laura M. Drake
Laura M. Drake
Author · 11 books
My name is Laura M. Drake, and I'm the youngest of five kids. I grew up in Arkansas and moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University. After spending three summers abroad in France, Japan, and China, I graduated with a degree in Elementary Education and began teaching 4th grade near Salt Lake City. A few years later I moved back to Japan to fulfill a life-long dream of living there. When Covid got bad, I came back to America and have been living in Arkansas and writing full-time ever since. I'll soon be moving to UT and look forward to the new adventures that await me there. When I'm not writing (which isn't very often—I should probably get a life haha) I love playing ultimate frisbee, board games, writing in my journal, and spending time with friends and family.
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