Magic Opera

Nia Courant is an interstellar lawyer with a shadowed past. Gyle Martan is an academic official who is not at all what he seems. Both are outsiders in the space-station city called Wendis. When an outing in the famous Zoned Park of Wendis turns into a dangerous game designed by unknown enemies, Nia and Martan become allies in danger and adversaries in love.

Zack is back, and this time, he's brought some powerful friends with him. With Lita's help, he's diving deeper into the mysteries of magic, all while keeping a watchful eye on the border that's supposed to protect the people from The Wilds. But something's not right. The border is failing, and it's up to Zack and his team to figure out what's going on. As they delve into the mysteries of their world, they discover a dark truth. The world was once ruled by magic, but it was overthrown by technology in a brutal faction war. Even the gods couldn't prevent the destruction that followed.

After three people disappear into the mysterious portals that hold the empire together, Culann Penrose is called in to investigate. After he discovers that the ancient system binding the gates is crumbling, he orders them to be shut down. Meanwhile the Druids, still seething at his denunciation of magic 20 years ago, oppose Penrose’s plans.

Not the popular music from 1972 but much older. Special classical music called opera, with singing that tells a story. This was the music that Viktor loved. Viktor is a charming ancient dragon who has been coming to the Metropolitan Opera House for many years. He befriends a taxi driver and his ten-year-old son to help him meet the new tenor opera star, who woke him up.

Katrice Wylde, ex-Empire special forces, has just finished stealing the most advanced starship in the known galaxies, along with the AI that controls it. This task has taken two long years, but home is finally in sight. Ryker Mallory, her lover and employer, is waiting for her but the reception is not what she expects. Her ship and crew are destroyed before her eyes while Ryker watches from safety. Smiling, he sets off one last explosion to kill her.

When a high school student discovers his father is working with the CIA on a top secret project involving aliens from the planet Tarizon, the project is compromised and Peter Turner must accept exile or be killed. When he arrives on Tarizon, much to his shock and dismay, he discovers his arrival has been highly anticipated as there is a prophecy that an Earthchild will come to Tarizon to lead a revolt against a tryrant who has enslaved many of the planet's lifeforms.

Human life has a second chance to live after Earth's destruction. Only a few made it to the spaceship. Nico, a young man with nothing to lose, chose to reset his life and join space migrants. Desperate to have an Earth-like life in this need-based environment, humans took their yearning and this new technology to get themselves into an entertainment renaissance. That’s how Batey became the sport of the new times. What does it take for Nico and his friends to win the match? Does he stand a chance to create his newfound dreams into reality?

The Darracia saga continues with all the key players spread out and searching for answers throughout the solar system. Prince V'sair struggles to hold his fractured kingdom together without help from his family. His stepbrother Zayden is on a vengeful hunt for his evil uncle Staf Nuen. Tulani navigates her two worlds trying to bring them together. Staf Nuen, the orchestrator of the original coup, is making unholy alliances with nefarious new allies. Like the comet zipping across the horizon, all the different factions are heading for a collision course that will test both their faith and power.

These two chapter books, based on the all-new animated microseries spotlighting some of Star Wars' greatest heroes, feature three exciting stories apiece - the first about rebel leader Princess Leia, the second about the scavenger turned Resistance hero Rey!