Andrew Shvarts Books in Order

Tilla, the overlooked daughter of a nobleman, takes a visiting princess exploring with her fellow outsiders. Witnessing a violent coup turns them into fugitives, and they must reach the king before their pursuers silence them and civil war begins.

Sheltered in Lightspire while war ravages her homeland, Tilla hopes to build a new life at university. A friend's suspicious death and an attack on her expose a conspiracy that threatens the capital's powerful magical rulers.

With Miles Hampstedt ruling Noveris through terror, Tilla and her friends fight as rebels protecting Queen Lyriana. A rescue introduces a girl with unfamiliar magic, sending them toward the Red Wastes in search of an alliance that could change the war.

Raised by rebels after wizards murder her parents, Alka Chelrazi infiltrates the prestigious Blackwater Academy. She plans to overthrow the magical elite from within, but deadly competition, unlikely friendships, and disturbing revelations test her mission and her convictions.