Bøger af D K Holmberg

Jasn wanted nothing more than to hunt the draasin and obtain vengeance for what he'd lost in the Endless War. Time spent in the mysterious barracks revealed depths to the war-and his abilities-that he had never imagined. As he debates whether to continue his education with Alena, he follows her into the depths of Rens where a surprising discovery changes both of their fates, and entwines them more than either desires. Ciara returns from the waste changed, but her return is only a beginning. When her father demonstrates a powerful secret of his own, Ciara must once again leave her home on a journey for answers that will change not only her, but the fate of Rens and the future of the war.

Saving the dragons means risking himself.The empire remains in chaos following the last attack. Fes searches to connect to the newly raised dragon, wanting to find him before the Damhur attack again, but when he finally returns to the capital, he's too late.War has returned to the empire in full.With dragons controlled by the Damhur attacking along the coast, the fire mages and Dragon Guard outmanned, Fes urgently needs to find a way to save the dragons-and help the empire. The search brings him to a foreign land where he uncovers ancient secrets in his quest. He fears delay; the power of the empire fire mages is limited and already failing. Somehow he needs to find a way to victory, but how can one man stop a war that has raged for centuries?

A single mistake has far-reaching consequences for a carpenter's apprentice.With the threat of rogue elementals escaping from the element bond and fear of another attack by the Draasin Lord, life at the edge of Terndahl is difficult for Tolan. Without any magic of his own, he spends his days working a menial job as a carpenter's apprentice. When an elemental attack draws the attention of the Inquisitors from the Academy, everything changes.A mistake brings Tolan into the Terenhall Academy, a prestigious training ground for powerful shapers, but it's a world where he doesn't belong. Unlike his classmates, he can't control the magic of the element bonds.As elementals continue to escape the bond and attack the Academy, Tolan finds himself in the middle of danger. With no shaping ability, he fears there's something more to the attacks. Now he must save the Academy and find a way to stop these attacks-and find the one behind them.

Destined to lead the Denraen, Endric knows he must first understand himself and his connection to teralin. They are answers he can only find learning about his ancestors, the mysterious Antrilii warriors. Finding them requires he travel north through lands the Denraen cannot safely patrol, and even accompanied by Brohmin, he might barely survive. Reaching the Antrilii is only part of the challenge, as not all are pleased he came to their lands. There he discovers a family secret that will require Endric to make a dangerous choice, but it might be the only way he can prove himself-not only to the Antrilii, but to himself-and save more than his family, but people he had never imagined he would call his own.

A warrior who cannot die. A water seeker who wants only to save her people. An endless war that obscures a threat greater than either have faced before. Jasn, a warrior known as the Wrecker of Rens, seeks vengeance for the loss of his beloved to the deadly draasin during the Endless War, wanting nothing more than to sacrifice himself in the process. When an old friend offers a dangerous chance for him to finally succeed, the key to understanding what he finds requires him to abandon all that he believes. Ciara, a water seeker of Rens living on the edge of the arid waste, longs for the strength to help her people. When the great storms don't come to save her people, she will risk everything for her village on a deadly plan that could finally bring them to safety. As the Endless War continues, both have a part to play in stopping it, but Jasn must discover forgiveness and Ciara must find her inner strength if they are to succeed. If they cannot, a threat greater than either nation will be unleashed.

The Prophet seeks a new weapon to rule in Sanaron; few have the power to stop him.Back in Sanaron, Kanar struggles with the consequences of his last job. In the wrong hands, the Alainsith blood is a weapon. With Kanar's team, it might offer protection, especially as the Prophet remains active in Sanaron and now dabbles in dangerous witchcraft.When Kanar learns what the Prophet seeks, he must find it before the Prophet, or he'll use the dangerous power to destroy the city itself.His team succeeded once before, but that was when focused on the same goal.When each has their own agenda, can they become a team in time to find the artifact, stop the Prophet, and save Sanaron?

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.

The Prophet has been defeated, but the real danger is still to come.When a dangerous foe comes to the city looking for Kanar, he must find a way to avoid the Hunter while uncovering the truth of a persistent magic they thought defeated.While Honaaz chases his past, Lily wants only to help, but she'll have to rediscover her own truth before she can do so.Morgan works with the council, taking the seat once held by her father, and finds help through an unlikely ally.Powerful workings of witchcraft surround the city-only none know why or who's responsible. Kanar's team looks for answers, even though they've begun to fragment.They'll need to work together to stop true destruction, but it may be too late to stop the coming war.

Fresh off a victory against the Forgotten, and with unexpected allies, Rsiran knows that the war is far from over. An attack on someone close to him in the city leads to a search for answers, and he once again must confront the secrets hidden by his family. When he discovers a part of his people's history long forgotten, he realizes it might hold the key to what Venass really wants... and possibly the means to stopping them. Rsiran must learn to use all of the abilities given to him and discover a way to stop a danger to his friends as well as the city that none other than him is capable of defeating.

The final battle builds. The groeliin continue to attack. And Raime seems even more unstoppable than he ever has before. Back in the Antrilii lands, Isandra searches for answers from Jostephon. The arrival of the summoned Magi means that much will change for her, and she soon learns her purpose in the north is not yet completed. She might be the key to understanding the groeliin and how to finally stop them. Roelle struggles with the ongoing effects of her poisoning and learning how the Magi warriors can work with the Deshmahne. A discovery tied to the Lashiin priests leads to a deeper mystery that she must solve while learning whether she can still lead. Jakob searches for Raime, knowing that he won't abandon his plans. His quest leads him back along the fibers and to a deeper understanding of who he's meant to be. The key to finding-and stopping-Raime is tied to the groeliin, but just as Jakob thinks he knows what he must do, he finds he's completely unprepared.

Essence can build, but it also destroys.Having discovered his own essence, Rob needs to leave his home behind to understand what it means for him to be different from the others of his village. If he can survive the journey, the dragon queen may have the answers.When a deadly attack nearly destroys his new essence, Rob and his friends are forced to travel toward the dangerous borderlands for healing.What they uncover is a source of essence that might change everything for the kingdom-or destroy it.Dragon Skin is book 2 in an exciting new progression fantasy series!

The Inquisitors have been stopped, but the one who leads them remains at large. Tolan discovers a dangerous plot against the Academy-and all of Terndahl-the Inquisitors have planned for far longer than any have suspected. The power involved is unlike anything ever encountered by those within the Academy. Tolan isn't sure he's capable of understanding what has happened, but with his connection to the elementals, he might be the only one able.The key to what's happening is tied to something in Tolan's past. For him to stop the one who leads the Inquisitors, and to understand what they're after, requires him to know more about where he came from and why his parents left him in Ephra. Stopping the Inquisitors is only the beginning, not only for Tolan to save Terndahl, but to finally know himself.

An incredible thief. An impossible heist.Fresh out of prison, Jonathan Aguelon wants one big score before he leaves the city for good. The job will be more complicated than any that he's ever attempted, but this time he can steal more than money, he can get revenge-but only if he follows a mysterious benefactor's plan.With the right team, Jonathan can succeed, but much in the city has changed during his time away, and the Dragon doesn't have the draw he once did. The team of outcasts he assembles needs time to prepare, but time is the one luxury they don't have.As his benefactor pushes him into action, Jonathan refuses to be used by anyone, but can he refuse when his team might be all that stands before a coming war-if they can find a way to work together first?

With the groeliin attack stopped and the Deshmahne defeated in the north, there is a tentative peace, but war still threatens. The south remains unsettled and, though weakened, Raime has escaped. The key to stopping coming war rests with scattered allies, but can they survive long enough to work together in time to prevent another destruction? Roelle, injured and near death, must find the healing necessary so that she can rebuild the Magi warriors. Alriyn searches for answers in an unlikely place, leading the Magi toward a path they had never considered. Isandra travels north where the Antrilii have uncovered something not seen in a thousand years. Jakob now understands the reason for his growing powers, but there is much for him to learn about what it means for him to be one of the damahne. His search for answers leads him along the fibers and into the past, where he discovers Raime's influence. If Jakob fails to master his powers in time, Raime will grow even stronger than before, and this time, there will be none who can stop him.

War breaks old bonds while new ones form.The threat of the mysterious creatures that can drain different types of magic sends the Volatar and his friends on a mission to uncover answers from the tu'alan, but the last time he had visited them, they had refused to get involved. Finding answers poses a danger, and it involves him mastering his control over the great powers he possesses - or lose them altogether. With the coming threat, he begins to question if his new understanding of his magic will even be enough. After an attack on the wagon caravan making its way north with the Jahor, Hevith chases an old foe for answers. What he uncovers will change the complexion of his purpose, but he must have the fortitude to make the difficult choices to protect his people. War with the Hith is coming, and he must be ready.

As Endric continues his search for the traitor Urik, a new threat emerges, one that demands the attention of the Denraen. Now an officer, Endric should be a part of the planning, but the general seems determined to keep him from it. Endric searches for information that might help him understand, and as he finally thinks he's getting close to discovering word on Urik, he's sent from the city on what appears nothing more than a pointless mission. When an asset he cares for goes missing, Endric betrays the Denraen to go after them, and doing so brings him into contact with the new threat. Endric might be the only one able to respond, but doing so means he must lead, something he's struggled with since his commission, and means he's drawn into a game of Urik's choosing, one where the stakes are his life and the leadership of the Denraen.

Blacksmith. Thief. Murderer. After killing one of the Elvraeth to save his friends, Rsiran finds a measure of peace, but fears that it will be short lived. When attacked using knives he forged, he is pulled into a struggle that he wants nothing to do with. Worse, friends have secrets they do not share, secrets that could place both he and Jessa in danger. Finding answers sends him Sliding throughout the city and beyond, testing his ability all while trying to understand the secret of the alloy that might be the key to their safety. When someone close to him is harmed, he must discover the extent he will go for his friends, and realizes that he might truly have darkness within him. But that darkness may be all that separates he and his friends from an even greater threat.

The Draasin Lord is captured but a greater threat remains. Now that Tolan knows the secret of the Draasin Lord, he recognizes more needs to be done. As a student, he's not in a position to be able to do more, but as a master shaper, he'd be free to travel as he feels necessary. When another attack targets the academy, Tolan knows his unique abilities might make him the only shaper able to respond.He must survive crossing the waste, but even if he does, how can he stop the chaos where none can shape the elements and where no elementals can survive?

A centuries old war must end.After saving the dragons, Fes knows what must come next, but the empire has other plans. Rather than saving the Deshazl from slavery, the emperor bargains for peace. Can real peace happen when his people remain enslaved?When a summons draws him south, Fes discovers an ancient threat to the dragons that he might not be able to stop. Worse, the Damhur might finally have what they want-a way to control or destroy the remaining dragons. Survival means going to the heart of Javoor for answers, but not only must he be strong enough, but he also needs to find answers before the dragons are destroyed... this time forever.The final book of The Dragonwalker series

The tide of war begins to turn, though all might be washed away. Hevith begins his initial assault and as the fighting brings him south, he calls to the Jahor, building his numbers. When he discovers a place where the Jahor have gathered, he finds those he'd thought lost and realizes the Jahor have known the dangers of the Hith far longer than he'd imagined. For him to end the fighting, he will have to unify his people, but that means hurting those he cares most about. While the Volatar searches for the tu'alan to understand the war he's waged since he was young, he finds a new challenge but thinks he might finally have a way to end the war for good. Chasing down answers leads him to new questions-along with a realization that even the tu'alan might have been wrong all along. How can he stop a war when he doesn't even know how to find those responsible for starting it?

Jayna has revealed the depths of darkness within the Society. Now she has to cleanse it completely.Jayna has stopped a deadly dark magic attack on Nelar. While searching for her long missing brother, she learns of a dangerous new dark magic.Stopping the dark magic means taking a path she'd never thought she would, but the rot within the society means she must try to be more than the Toral Ceran trained her to be, but means she must embrace a power that might be darker magic than she can withstand.An action packed epic fantasy adventure of The Dark Sorcerer series set in the world of The Chain Breaker. Revised and reedited edition.

Dragons will rise again...The Dragon War has raged for years, but ancient relics of power may be the key to stopping it for good.When the discovery of a rare relic awakens a long lost power within Hal, he learns a truth of the war that challenges all that he believes.Mastering his new connection may bring about peace-or it might fully destroy the kingdom.An exciting new dragon rider adventure fantasy begins!

Tan now serves as Athan. The remaining draasin have bonded. Elle and all of Doma saved. And Par-Shon has been defeated. Tan knows the victory is short lived. Par-Shon knows how to obscure their shapers, and they could hide anywhere. When Tan discovers Par-shon shapers within the kingdoms, a dangerous and wild elemental is released. As Tan tries to defend his bonds, he learns the terrible history of this elemental, one that the draasin would hide from him. Tan must find a way to protect the elementals, stop the serpent of fire released by Par-shon, while understanding the reason that mysterious Chenir would chose now to send a delegation to Ethea.

Eris Taeresin, third daughter to the king, is tired of being different. She's wasted months searching the massive palace garden for a flower that will let her join her sisters in lessons to learn the secret language of flowers. Each day the Mistress of Flowers finds some reason to refuse, all while her sisters found theirs easily, a fact they love to throw in her face. When she finally finds a strange flower that satisfies the stern Mistress of Flowers, Eris is told she needs to learn more about the flower before she can join the lessons, leaving her spending more days searching the garden. At least now she has Terran, a handsome young gardener, for company. Then, while her father's men fight a war in the north and with her oldest sister planning her wedding with the Saffra prince, Eris discovers the Mistress of Flowers might be more than she realized. After overhearing her father's magi advisor, she begins to suspect the Mistress of Flowers is a flower mage who intends to use the garden in a plot against the kingdom. Eris soon learns the threat against the kingdom is deeper than she suspected and now she might be the only one able to save it from destruction.

Gavin must stop a man who shares his training and abilities.Gavin has left the only friends he'd ever made to study his El'aras magic. Though he may share their heritage, he quickly learns that he's not El'aras.When an attack targets them, and has the ability to counter any El'aras ability, Gavin is all that prevents certain devastation.Understanding the attack and who is behind it leads Gavin to uncover the truth about his mentor-and there is much Tristan never shared.There has been another Champion, and he'll stop and nothing to claim a destructive power he believes he's fated to control.Only Gavin stands in his way. Though Gavin might not be the first Champion, he is the only Chain Breaker.

In the city of Verdholm, canals separate the highborns in the center sections of the city from the lowborns along the outer sections. The city is isolated, surrounded by a deadly swamp and steam fields which should protect the people of the city from the dangerous outside world. Until it doesn't. For Sam, an orphaned thief who wants only to protect her brother, protection means stealing enough so she can one day buy her way into a better section. She's a skilled thief, and when she's offered a job that can change everything for her, what choice does she have but to take it? Alec is an apothecary who longed to join the prestigious university and become a physicker, but they rarely accept students from the merchant class, and he's now too old to enroll. The surprising discovery of strange magic can change his fortunes, but only if he can fully understand it. When the natural protection of the city fails and her brother is thrown into danger, Sam must become more than a thief to save him, but she can't do so by herself. Somehow, she and Alec are linked through an ancient magic and together they might be the only ones able to stop an attack that threatens to disrupt the balance within the city and bring the dangers of the outside world to them.

As myth and history clash, old heroes will rise again. Treylen's last mission revealed a clue in Oara Valley. This deserted elven kingdom, now an overgrown forest and the emperor's hunting grounds, may be home to a den of dragons. With Marziel's rise to power Treylen is given his own team to investigate the threat. It's his chance to get away from the war and the cruel whims of their queen. For his team it's an opportunity to finally show off their skills at hunting and wildcraft. But there's a second team working in the valley. Led by Egin, a spymaster for the Queen's Shadow, they were sent to ensure the mission is carried out as commanded. After their experience in the Dragon Lands, Treylen and Rime are determined to be the first to find dragons in Oara Valley. But in their race against Egin, they stumble into more trouble than they bargained for. Old alliances will be questioned. New paths will open. And nations will change.

After discovering the Inquisitor's plot within the Academy, Tolan is offered a chance to go with his father and learn from the Draasin Lord. Doing so not only means turning against the Academy and everything he has come to know, but means the Inquisitors will succeed in their plan. When the Grand Master comes to him asking a dangerous favor, Tolan must make a choice that might bring him into direct contact with the Draasin Lord.Everything he's been taught about the elementals and the Draasin Lord is wrong. If he can stop Aela and the Inquisitors, he might be able to save the Academy, but the Draasin Lord has something else in mind for him.

Betrayed. Broken. Poisoned. No longer alone, Sam and Alec struggle to find time to continue their studies together. Sam knows that she is more than the lowborn she'd long believed, now living and training in the palace, but still doesn't feel as if she quite fits in. Worse, it seems as if Alec has moved on without her, preferring his new life in the university. Alec has quickly risen in rank, but that only draws attention to him. Learning from master physickers has its benefits, but there are dangers and he's not certain whether he can trust the new friends he's made. Evidence continues to mount of a conspiracy within the university, and it's one he'll need Sam's help in understanding. While Alec tries to reach out to Sam, she searches for Marin and answers that might unlock her full potential. What she finds instead is a threat to the safety in the city, protections that have long prevented the Thelns from reaching Verdholm, if they haven't already breached them. Together, they are the key to stopping Marin, but can they master their new places in the city in time?

The Utu Tonah is defeated and the peace Tan has wanted finally comes to the kingdoms. Before he can know that peace, Tan faces his most difficult challenge yet as he attempts to rule in Par-shon, this time without his bonded draasin to guide him. Worse, all is not as he thought, and the history of Par-shon more complicated than he knew. Secrets emerge that change what he knows of the elementals and the power that he commands. And somehow he must navigate strange politics while discovering the source of a new threat, one where his shaping ability and connection to the elementals might not be enough.