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Raven Alby's first foreign diplomatic mission was a success with her familiar and dragon, Leander by her side. But now that the WarMage is back, funny things are happening with the land she calls home. Lomberdoon is showing strange new signs of life. Just like her old warrior grandfather, Connor predicted. It's not just magical ore and deadly dragon diseases anymore. Now, the plant and wildlife are changing years after magic's return. Including . . . giant killer rodents. Maybe the sea serpents knew what they were talking about after all.

Richard MacBlair has all the answers Idina Moorfield needs and is finally willing to share them. Well, most of them. Who knew there was a whole special forces division? Dedicated to people exhibiting magical powers to deal with unique challenges? Things are starting to make a lot more sense to Idina. But a lot more changes may be coming her way. She has to face new challenges. A series of tests to determine if she's good enough for a new special forces group.

Sophia Briggs has passed the entrance exam and is a freshman at the famous School of Roots and Vines. The young magical is an Elemental with a twist. She can help everything that grows out of the ground—and then some. Her magic is a kind that hasn't been seen in generations. A secret even to her, but not for long. In the center of the boarding school stands an oversized oak tree that stretches across the campus and houses the classrooms—and is still alive. Even the tree holds a powerful secret that is being protected by a few.

A dangerous assassin comes to town, and Matt has no idea he’s the mark. Natalia’s sister and jilted fiancé hit the Big Easy with revenge on their minds. To make matters worse, Natalia’s magic is still unreliable, with no cure in sight. Can Matt and Natalia overcome their latest obstacles, or will all the challenges be too much to conquer?

Is it just a nightmare or a premonition? The suburban witch, Lucy Heron isn't sure, but she has a bad feeling something is coming, not just for her family, but the entire city. Sometimes intuition isn't wrong . . . Shadow Men are on the prowl, trying to return the world to shadow by fulfilling a prophecy. A prophecy that would plunge Los Angeles, then the world, into darkness. It could be the end of the world as humans know it.

Leira Berens has joined federal black ops mixed with her own brand of magic. She's coming face to face with what happens when magic collides with technology and organic matter. Not pretty but very powerful. The hunt is on to stop this new kind of shape-shifting but can she do it without being wiped off the planet? Secrets are swirling all around Leira. Some of them will heal rifts and others could tear them all apart again.

Lieutenant Colonel Richard MacBlair has appeared out of thin air. Idina Moorfield has far more questions than the few answers her Uncle is willing to give her. He wants her to wait and she's tired of waiting. Does she have a choice? Not really when Uncle is also your boss. Why is he trying to ignore their family connection? Has he been helping her from the sidelines all along? Someone is gunning for Idina and has her in its sights. She just doesn't know who or what it is.

It's getting harder to keep magic hidden from the mundane population of Los Angeles. Good thing Lucy Heron and the Silver Griffins are working overtime to keep it a secret. Will it be enough? More magicals are flexing their powers. Nuada Industries' magical owner is trying to take out the competitors so he can grow his business. But something's off about Finn Nuada. There's something hinky about what he's doing. Meanwhile, the younger Herons have their own battle.

Raven Alby and the STAR force have an important decision to make. Will they help the citizens of Malendesh and their king prevent a military overthrow? Or will they return home and prepare for war? It's an easy choice. Raven and the red dragon, Leander run toward a fight—not away. They stand with Malendesh. And if they can free the magically enslaved sea serpents filling the waters around the island, even better.

Circuits and spells, potions and power cells, their combination could prove deadly. Unless Leira Berens gets there first. The Fixer has arrived to help her gain control of her powers. Will it be in time? Someone has come up with a gruesome magical recipe. Take one powerful artifact, mix with magic and a few engine parts. Remove vital organs and replace. Who is behind the deadly experiments?

Idina Moorfield isn't the only one on her team with unusual powers. Her buddy, Stop, remembers everything he sees, and Cake is a new kind of man of steel. That's the last two, which means everyone in Idina's unit has a unique talent. Why would the Army want to bring them all together? Her commander, Hines, is still refusing to answer her questions. She's on a need-to-know basis, and right now, she doesn't need to know. But Idina's untapped powers are getting stronger and more aggressive. Not knowing on a battlefield can get someone hurt.

The king knows Raven killed his son and he doesn't want revenge. He wants help finding an heir to replace him. What kind of twisted plot is this? If she doesn't help him, Raven can't complete her most important mission. But there's something else going on here. The Malendesh army are using the dangerous, magical ore to hide and abuse their sea serpents during war exercises. The foreign military's up to something dark. Has their king noticed?

Magic City's future hangs on the roll of the dice, or the turn of a card. Will fortune favor Ruby Achera, or turn against her? All the threads of criminal activity in Magic City are weaving together to form a dangerous web. The anti-human movement and the Drow who leads it have found common cause with the troublemaker in the Council. The PDA is the wildcard. Will they help her or turn against her?

Lucy Heron knew Los Angles was a little weird, but dangerous magic is upping the ante and making art 3D. At first, it was just one incident, but trouble never stops there. Graffiti is peeling itself off the walls and starting fights on the streets of LA. Paintings are coming to life and stepping out of their frames. Tucked at the bottom of the art is the only clue—the tag, VX.

Each year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in the end-of-school exams. This can lead to students feeling extraordinary pressure and having unrealistic expectations. In this all-new and completely revised edition of the best-selling Surviving Year 12, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Australia's leading adolescent psychologist, gives advice to parents on how they can help their child cope with the pressure, work smarter and actually enjoy their final years of school.

Magic is getting pushed closer to the breaking point. Leira Berens knows how to hunt down criminals, but can the detective learn to harness her new powers? She has allies in the Silver Griffins, and the necklace is finally close, but it may already be too late. The mystery of Rhazdon continues to unfold. Does anyone see the traitor in their midst? To win this fight, Leira will have to train with Turner Underwood, a mysterious and ancient Light Elf known as the Fixer.

How can Raven and Leander stop a war with a distant kingdom? First try to make nice. When that fails, bring along your fire-breathing dragon. Raven is still serving in her kingdom's special forces. Her latest mission is a special request to restore peace and return the prisoners of Malenspire. The island kingdom is far away and Raven has time to think about telling the king she was responsible for his son's death.

The Paranormal Defense Agency is after her. There's a mysterious figure whipping up anti-human sentiment in town. And, behind it all, an old nemesis plots and plans. Can Ruby Achera handle this triple-headed threat? The self-declared defender of Magic City has a lot on her plate. First it was just Gabriel "The Nightmare" Sloane, but now problems are coming from every direction. The PDA has put a false bounty out on the city's protectors, and now bounty hunters are in the mix. Do they know they're aiming at the wrong guy?

What does a young witch do when someone dangerous is after her, but their identity remains hidden? Fran Berryman strikes back and calls on her newly found powers. Super-sized. What are the Evermores up against? It's nothing good . . . The Darkness Between Dreams is trying to track down the stolen book containing the prophecy of Tess. What will the Darkness do when he discovers the prophecy points straight at Fran? Everything Fran has built could come tumbling down—especially since there's a traitor in their midst . . .

Leave it to a Magical Mom to clean up the streets of the city of Los Angeles. Lucy Heron, Agent 485, is on the job, and trying to keep things together at home. It's not an easy job... Especially when pipes are bursting, your kids are trying to solve crimes, and a dangerous new monster is polluting the city. Gives a whole new meaning to the LA smog. More people, magical and mundane, are getting sick from breathing in the poisoned air. Do Lucy and her team have a way to fight back the invisible foe?