DK Holmberg Books in Order

Lorach attacks Dragon Haven with an unfamiliar power while the city's defenders also seek to use the dragon misfits. Jason must understand a new dragon's abilities and choose between the people who sheltered him and the dragons he promised to protect.

Reports of an attack on the Dragon Guard send Jason to investigate a possible renewed assault on the rebellion. A threat involving another dragon challenges his understanding of the misfits and puts Dragon Haven's survival at risk.

Creatures that drain magic drive the Volatar to seek answers from the reluctant tu'alan. After an attack on the Jahor caravan, Hevith pursues an old enemy and faces difficult decisions as war with the Hith approaches.

The Volatar travels north seeking access to powers he can no longer use while an old enemy follows him. Elsewhere, Hevith Alaster struggles to escape a prison after the Hith's dark magic tears apart his life.

Assassin Gavin has settled into Yoran under an uneasy truce with its constables. When the Fates return with unfamiliar dark magic, defending his friends and the city requires powers he barely understands and cannot reliably control.

Gavin takes work recovering relics in Yoran, a city that banished magic long ago. A rescue assignment draws him into the plans of the Mistress of Vines, forcing the assassin to confront abilities his training taught him to ignore.

Hevith wants to rally the Jahor to reclaim what they lost, but their northern refuge prefers to avoid fighting. Meanwhile, the Volatar seeks truths buried in war-ravaged lands as another conflict threatens destruction on an even greater scale.

As Hevith advances south, uniting the Jahor demands choices that may hurt those closest to him. The Volatar seeks the tu'alan for answers about the war, only to find that its origins are less certain than he believed.

Assassin Gavin Lorren accepts an old friend's invitation to Yoran, hoping to choose his own dangerous work. Encounters with magically gifted El'aras warriors and sorcery force him to revisit the past he tried to escape.

Tolan's duties as the Academy's spirit master leave little time for exploration. When a supposedly defeated threat returns, protecting Terndahl demands abilities beyond ordinary shaping and forces him to reconsider how his connection with the elementals can help.

Jayna faces suspicion from the Sorcerers' Society and enemies seeking revenge when unnatural fires threaten Nelar. Her dark magic cannot extinguish them, so she must identify those responsible before the city is destroyed or drawn into war.

Sam balances Academy classes, alchemy instruction and a secret wartime assignment while the Nighlan attack the city. Mastering his unusual connection to power may stop the fighting, but the knowledge he needs lies with the enemy he must defeat.

Trying to protect his sister, Sam makes a mistake that brings him to an academy of arcane magic. Posing as a student without powers, he investigates the vanished alchemists while a dangerous force threatens the school and turns its attention toward him.

Sam must strengthen the prison holding Rasan Tel, but an attack nearly cuts him off from the source of his power. Combining alchemy with arcane arts may stop the war, if he can recover a way to use them.

Sam's bond to an alchemy key gives him access to ancient knowledge and makes him a target inside and outside the Academy. A Nighlan attack threatens that connection, forcing him to find power beyond his intelligence and studies.

Sam struggles to understand the unstable alchemical power he possesses while war approaches Tavran. An ancient almanac may hold the answer, but without trained alchemists to guide him, he must decipher its lessons before those he loves are endangered.

Jayna gave up her Academy ambitions to seek her missing brother with power granted by a mysterious benefactor. In Nelar, a festival threatens to unleash a dark god, leaving her to act when her mentor fails to answer.

As a nearby volcano threatens Zarinth, thief Ty plans one final score before abandoning the city and his past. Competing with the notorious Dragon Thief for the same prize reveals a job whose stakes reach beyond escape and money.

Jayna watches over Nelar as attacks pit its sorcerers against the ruler and an unfamiliar magical threat emerges. With her own enchanted ring altered by a bloodstone, she must identify the forces involved before their conflict becomes war.

Ty trains to control his bond with a smoke dragon, knowing failure could mean losing it to another mage. As Roson James acts against the kingdom, Ty must master their connection before enemies exploit the defenders' own power.

Ashan struggles to harness dragon magic as a new Academy student. Missing dragons, an advancing enemy and suspicions surrounding the king's chief dragon mage draw him into a threat against the throne that his limited training has not prepared him to face.

Ashan has set aside dreams of riding dragons to care for his injured family. When a Vard attack threatens his sister, he risks leaving the farm and enters a war where dragons may hold the key to protecting his homeland.

Finn trains under master executioner Meyer while seeking a cure for his mother. His first independent investigation concerns a fire that devastated part of Verendal, and his suspicions draw him toward a threat others refuse to recognize.

Finn investigates women disappearing across Verendal, but attacks on him and a prisoner's strange language suggest a wider danger. Divided priorities with master executioner Meyer force him to confront magic his training has not prepared him to handle.

Protests in Verendal turn into clashes between poorer residents and the city's Archers. Executioner Finn investigates who is driving the unrest, facing unfamiliar witchcraft and the possibility that violence will spread beyond the city into the kingdom.

A failed theft leaves Finn Jagger awaiting execution until the king's executioner chooses him as an apprentice. Learning to investigate the condemned, Finn faces divided loyalties when his former crew wants his help with another dangerous heist.

Ashan wants to master his connection to a cycle of dragons, but Vard movements near his home interrupt his training. Suspecting a wider conspiracy, he seeks proof before the king's response puts his family and dragons at risk.

Finn prepares for testing before the executioner court, knowing it will end his service in Verendal. Strange attacks suggest witchcraft has returned, and he must investigate a hidden power before leaving the city he has sworn to protect.

Ty struggles to understand his bond with the smoke dragon while Lothinal continues threatening the kingdom. With the Dragon Touched compromised, he follows the power of the Flame, seeking the control needed to protect both dragons and people.

Gavin studies his magical ring and encounters a prophecy that pits a Champion against the Shard. The arrival of a dangerous sorcerer challenges his disbelief and threatens to force a choice involving someone he deeply cares about.

Gavin fears that uncontrolled magic could destroy the city he wants to protect. When creatures of dark sorcery arrive, he follows them with Imogen, uncovering dangers tied to her past while trying to master his ring's power.

Ashan returns to the Vard lands to understand his connection to Affellah, but his own people see betrayal. The king threatens those Ashan loves, forcing him to leave before he has mastered the power needed to protect them.

Gavin has protected Yoran, but his former mentor Tristan remains a threat. When a friend is abducted and unfamiliar magic attacks the city, Gavin must reach beyond his training and enlist his allies to stop a longstanding plan.

Separated from his cycle of dragons, Ashan enters Vard lands hoping to understand their magic and end the war. Discovering an ancient threat changes his view of the enemy and raises fears that the danger has reached his own people.

Imogen left behind the training that taught her to destroy sorcerers. A request from her brother leads her into danger, where protecting a mythical Porapeth means confronting her past and discovering the true capabilities of her blade.

Imogen must guide her people home through lands threatened by dark creatures. Her mastery of sacred sword patterns cannot stop a new pursuer, forcing her to unite those she protects and develop a power she has yet to understand.

Imogen pursues her brother, hoping he can still be saved. Creatures unseen for centuries begin hunting magic users, forcing her to protect former enemies and deepen her command of the sacred patterns while learning to lead her people.

A dangerous priest demands that Ty complete a search the Dragon Thief could not finish. Leaving home, Ty must evade Roson James and the Dragon Touched while seeking a prize that could free a captive and prevent war.

Gavin leaves his friends to study El'aras magic, only to face an attack that counters their abilities. Investigating reveals secrets about his mentor and another Champion whose ambitions threaten a destructive power Gavin must keep from him.

Gavin's new magical power makes Yoran a target while an ancient enemy threatens the El'aras. Pulled away from his friends and unable to reach his magic, he must rethink his training to return and protect them.

Jayna searches for her missing brother while confronting corruption within the Sorcerers' Society. A new form of dark magic demands more than Ceran's training has given her, pushing her toward power she may not be able to withstand.

Sam balances responsibilities at the Academy with preparations for war as attacks around Olway increase. A strange new magic sends him and Tara searching for truths that could change their understanding of the conflict and how to stop it.

Strange changes in ancient trees draw Gavin toward a deeper form of El'aras magic. Investigating brings him against an unfamiliar enemy that may need his own power to succeed, threatening the fragile peace around Yoran.

Exiled soldier Kanar Reims hides in the violent, fogbound city of Sanaron, avoiding the magic that ruined his life. An irresistible mercenary job forces him to recruit unusual allies before a deadly power is unleashed.

Back in Sanaron, Kanar’s team must find an artifact before the Prophet uses its power to destroy the city. Dangerous witchcraft and competing personal agendas threaten to pull the mercenaries apart when cooperation matters most.

Rob's progression to dragon soul brings obligations to his realm, but he wants to hunt the Netheral. As an ancient dragon threatens attack, he seeks the Ice King's help while preparing his friends for dangers his new power may not stop.

Sacred firewater gives villagers strength drawn from vanished dragons, but it fails to change Rob. When invaders threaten his people, he searches for a different source of power that could let him defend everything he cares about.

Rob must learn to control his ice essence, but neither the Dragon Queen's people nor the Borderlanders can teach him. Crossing the dangerous Spread in search of guidance may reveal how he can resist the Ice King.

Rob has connected with every kind of essence and reached a level of power unseen for generations. A strange attack on his border reveals a new threat, forcing him to seek further progress without knowing what comes next.

Rob ventures into dangerous territory to help the arctic cats find their leader and confront the Ice King. His search points back toward home, where understanding the source of his essence may also reveal the danger behind the Spread.

Rob leaves his village to learn why his essence differs from everyone else's. An attack nearly destroys that power, sending him and his friends toward the borderlands for healing, where a new discovery could endanger the kingdom.

An ancient dragon's power turns toward Serena's lands and the Dragon Queen after threatening Rob's home. Rob seeks answers and help from the dragon souls, but their silence leaves him uncertain how anyone can withstand the coming danger.

Rob leaves familiar lands to understand his unusual essence and whether it has been corrupted. As the icy Spread advances toward the Borderlands, he must enter the danger itself to discover how his power can develop.

Imogen returns with new allies and powers, but her arrival signals another dangerous conflict. A threat worse than the defeated sorcerers emerges, and she and Gavin must understand its power before a rival Champion destroys what they protect.

Serving as the king's advisor, Jayna balances politics, the Sorcerers' Society and her search for missing family. Strange smoking pits outside the capital suggest a new threat, and answers may depend on finding her absent mentor Ceran.

A hunter arrives in Sanaron searching for Kanar, while mysterious witchcraft threatens the city. His increasingly divided team pursues personal secrets and political alliances, but they must reunite before the emerging danger becomes a wider war.

Jayna turns her attention to finding and rescuing Ceran, calling on her friends for help. Understanding her mentor's true nature becomes essential as others pursue his power and she confronts questions about the source of her own magic.

Ty hopes to study his dragon connection, but the ghost king's request draws him into another journey. With threats to the kingdom unresolved, he searches for buried truths about the Flame that could determine the country's future.

Released from prison, thief Jonathan Aguelon plans one final score and a chance at revenge. A mysterious benefactor supplies the job, but Jonathan's team of outcasts must learn to cooperate as the heist becomes entangled with a coming war.

Ashan faces continuing threats from the king while his family struggles with the cost of protecting their homeland. When the Wilds come under threat, he seeks answers in that neglected land and power beyond his cycle of dragons.

Jonathan hopes to relax after a difficult heist, but missing friends bring an old enemy back into his life. Heziah demands a more dangerous job, leaving Jonathan to choose between risking his friends and helping overthrow the Society.

Jonathan is ready to retire when he learns his powerful sister Jayna has disappeared. Turning from theft to rescue, he gathers his team for another dangerous mission and considers seeking help from an enemy to bring her back.

With her people scattered, Imogen searches for a safe home while dark magical attacks continue. Suspecting Timo has powerful help, she faces a familiar enemy and a new ally whose own needs complicate her efforts to protect the survivors.

Destroyed temples leave the Leier and Koral without safety in their traditional lands. As sorcerers attack with enchantments and deadly creatures, Imogen must lead her people away while questioning everything she believed about magic and its wielders.

Dangerous openings between realms allow terrifying creatures into Gavin’s world, overwhelming his allies. As he searches for whoever is forcing them open, he must learn to control a changing power before an ancient kind of war returns.

Gavin has defeated an enemy, but the centuries-old plan behind him continues. With his fighting skills neutralized, the Chain Breaker must rely on scholars of ancient magic and unfamiliar ways of thinking to protect everything he has saved.

With Anna missing and the Forerunners threatening his land, Gavin considers taking the fight into another realm. Protecting Alana complicates that choice, and understanding both her powers and his own becomes crucial to stopping the coming destruction.

Unable to find a teacher for his unusual magic, Torian is urged to learn from the imprisoned Viper. As enemies seek the captive’s release, Torian must question accepted loyalties and decide how best to protect Navarin.

Torian arrives at a university scarred by enemy attacks, hoping to understand his rare valsahir power. Continued assaults and an unexpected manipulator threaten the school, forcing him to master magic before its remaining defences collapse.

As war spreads, Finn and Morgan try to save Verendal’s scattered people while Honaaz seeks a fleet capable of resisting the Alainsith. Kanar’s struggle to find his song threatens the allies who depend on him.

War scatters Kanar’s team across different fronts. Honaaz and Lily encounter a northern threat, Finn and Morgan seek to warn the king, and Kanar enters Alainsith territory to discover whether the conflict can still be stopped.

Gavin and his allies sense a growing dark power but cannot identify its source. Bringing together fragments of knowledge may demand a sacrifice he refuses to make, forcing him to consider what must replace the Chain Breaker.

Lan struggles to control the divine power flowing through him as a new threat revives fears of dangerous magic. Sophie searches for deeper understanding of her sorcery, and together they must defend kingdoms caught between old gods and new.

Lan seeks the source of his power while the Dread’s attacks continue, following answers tied to the dangerous Emerald Exile. Sophie investigates mysterious god stones, but his disappearance complicates their effort to understand the bond between sorcerer and god.

With Verendal at war, Kanar and Esmerelda struggle to reach the city as Finn returns to a changed home. Honaaz and Lily bring their fleet toward Sanaron, where old powers must be confronted to secure a future.

A magical attack kills Lan and Sophie’s grandparents, sending the siblings into radically different lives. Sophie studies sorcery in a palace while Lan trains as a soldier, and both become entangled in a war driven by a dangerous power.

Lan investigates a strange attack while Sophie struggles with the limits of her sorcery training. When he disappears, her search draws them into a hidden threat to the Raven Queen and forces them to rethink the nature of their powers.

Lan searches for dangerous magic users while Sophie hopes a new assignment will earn the Raven Queen’s trust. Renewed attacks expose an enemy’s pursuit of divine power, forcing the siblings to understand their own magic before he succeeds.

Finn and Morgan find the capital abandoned as Honaaz and Lily prepare for an overwhelming attack. Kanar discovers the truth about his sword, while Jal searches for the meaning of a changed song that may offer salvation.

After years of failed magical training, Torian faces expulsion before an enemy attack destroys his town’s defences. Escape brings him to a mysterious man whose knowledge of ancient power may explain Torian’s abilities and prevent a greater war.

The Forerunners reveal their plans, and Gavin’s team must understand forgotten powers to stop them. Uniting those abilities may require Gavin to relinquish his role and trust someone else with a battle that will determine his realm’s survival.

Caravan traveler Leo discovers the power of song when a minstrel joins his wandering community. His mother’s illness forces a difficult choice, sending him toward an academy while assassins and fae threaten his search for knowledge and belonging.

Leo leaves his familiar caravan and travels with new companions toward the Academy, encountering fae dangers and an influential enemy. Gaining entry proves difficult, yet his hope of infiltrating the Guild and taking revenge keeps him moving forward.

Zaren builds alliances in Busal City until an arcane ritual and mounting casualties expose a deeper conspiracy. Seeking answers from friends and enemies, the Queen’s Blade must prepare for a power that threatens to consume the city.

Zaren serves the queen and builds a school for future Blades, hoping to secure Busal’s peace. Attacks on the school and imported magical devices reveal a new threat, sending him across the realm in search of greater power.

Strange magical creatures and an unexplained power disrupt Busal as Zaren prepares the next generation of Blades. With investigators unable to find answers and the Guild approaching, he must identify an ancient threat before it destroys the city.

A delegate dies during trade negotiations in Busal, pulling Zaren into a mystery surrounded by unfamiliar magic. As the queen’s illness worsens and a trusted figure withholds answers, he fears the conspiracy reaches closer to the throne than expected.

Zaren accompanies Prince Dorian to finalize trade negotiations in Ardem, where magical fabrications surround them. An attack on his apprentice and the discovery of a strange device make him question the agreement’s purpose and whom he can trust.

Former soldier Zaren investigates forbidden cargo while serving as Busal’s magical guardian. The shipment exposes a conspiracy reaching into the queen’s court, forcing him to develop unfamiliar abilities while questioning the loyalties that define his duty.

Former soldier Zaren has settled into a quiet tavern life when a royal intermediary recruits him for a dangerous assignment. Missing outposts, forbidden magic and political intrigue draw him back toward conflict and an unfamiliar role defending the queen.

Illness and awakening powers spread through Busal after Zaren’s investigation of ancient islands. His search leads back to the queen, forcing him to choose between loyalty to the crown and protecting a realm threatened by forces older than the fae.

Violent protests greet Zaren’s return from Ardem, and he suspects someone is manipulating opposition to imported magic. Power stirring beneath Busal points to an ancient gate, forcing him to uncover its secrets before a greater danger breaks through.

Mysterious magical devices appear across Busal, followed by a woman whose unusual power may make her an ally or enemy. As creatures threaten the city, Zaren must weigh help from the queen’s secretive sister against the dangers she conceals.

Damaged ships return to Busal without explanations, drawing Zaren toward a power older than legend. Questions about the queen’s imprisoned sister complicate his investigation and force him to reconsider what protecting the realm requires of its Blade.

Attacks across Busal force Zaren to investigate his former mentor’s plans while confronting the truth about the queen’s illness. Magic may offer her only hope, but finding answers in time could change his service to both crown and city.

As gods begin returning to the world, Lan seeks to restore powers once sacrificed to unify them. Sophie and their allies face a new danger that may require those gods’ help, but bringing them together could be their greatest challenge.

Roran’s voidheart is transformed after a devastating betrayal, leaving survivors and their powers unstable. As collectors pursue awakened relics, he must master unfamiliar patterns of celestial energy before his changed abilities destroy the people he hopes to protect.

In Blightwood, Roran seeks guidance from the Curator as his connection to celestial relics grows stronger. Rival factions and hidden powers make him a valuable target, forcing him to choose how to use abilities that could ignite a war.

Magical freelancer Cal Drexler hides his forbidden ability to absorb and redirect magic. When the Shamrock Disposal Agency hires him, he must navigate suspicious agents, enchanted heists, and a conspiracy while concealing the talent that could get him killed.