Ghosts Books in Order

Sent to pursue a cruel slave trader, imperial spy Caina Amalas discovers an older and more dangerous enemy. Her mission becomes a fight against a creature seeking to corrupt her, challenging defenses built on cunning and assassination.

Caina Amalas hunts a murderous sorcerer who commands fire, expecting another mission for the Emperor's spies. The killings reveal a threat far beyond individual victims, and she must stop the pyromancer before the destruction spreads.

Imperial spy Caina Amalas investigates a series of strange murders, only to face an enemy who can manipulate her thoughts. Her own memories become weapons against her, making the case a struggle to trust her mind.

Caina Amalas must prevent rebellion in Cyrioch while assassins threaten the Empire's high lords. As she tries to avert civil war, a danger stirring inside her own mind complicates the work of protecting others from political violence.

Caina Amalas faces a gathering war as New Kyre and Istarinmul threaten the Empire. Around her, a reunited father, a stormdancer, and ambitious rulers pursue conflicting loyalties, putting families and cities at risk of the coming conflict.

After sorcery and murder destroy her family life, young Caina Amalas joins the Emperor's secret agents. Training in disguise, infiltration, and assassination offers a means to fight back, but the evil pursuing her threatens far more than one household.

Sixteen-year-old Caina studies stealth and disguise with the Emperor's Ghosts, preparing to become an agent. A man's death from a mysterious poison turns training into a real investigation, with her own life threatened if she fails.

When a mysterious beast tears apart a foreign noble, Caina Amalas and her mentor Halfdan investigate. The imperial agents discover a danger beyond an ordinary animal attack, where hidden treachery may prove harder to confront than claws.

Caina Amalas helps protect an ambassador whose mission could bring peace between Istarinmul and the Empire. An escaped slave's appeal draws her toward another conspiracy, exposing dark plans that endanger the diplomatic effort and many more lives.

A secret group of sorcerers offers a devastating magical weapon to the highest bidder. Imperial agent Caina Amalas must uncover how it works and prevent its use before the struggle for control costs countless lives.

A killer carrying a magical blade rampages through the imperial capital, sending Caina Amalas to investigate its origins. Her search leads to a ruined city whose surviving weapons could restore an ancient empire built on dark sorcery.

Someone is murdering the Ghosts in the imperial capital while wearing Caina Amalas's face. Hunted by her own organization, she must expose the deception as an ancient sorceress prepares a far greater assault on the world.

Rumors that a dead Emperor has returned force Caina Amalas to work with fugitive mage Claudia Aberon. Their uneasy partnership must overcome old hostilities as they investigate a threat rooted in a past that refuses to remain buried.

Caina Amalas learns of an assassination plot whose methods extend beyond familiar swords and knives. The imperial spy must recognize an unfamiliar threat, facing a danger that challenges the skills she has used against sorcerers and corrupt nobles.

Assassin Sicarion accepts a contract to kill the renegade sorceress known as the Moroaica. His experience with swords and spells may be inadequate against a target whose repeated returns from death undermine the very purpose of his trade.

Stormdancer Kylon of House Kardamnos helps defend New Kyre after war and ancient sorcery have battered the city. A strange, relentless enemy arrives, forcing him to draw on his strength and skill to prevent another catastrophe.

Eighteen-year-old Caina Amalas works as a novice nightfighter for the Emperor's secret agents. When a scholar discovers an ancient relic, she faces buried secrets that could endanger both her life and the Empire she serves.

Sixteen-year-old Caina trains with the Emperor's secret agents, learning disguise, infiltration, and stealth. This collection follows her efforts to become a nightfighter while the Empire's enemies threaten to kill her before she completes her training.

Caina serves as a nightfighter against the Emperor of Nighmar’s spies, assassins, and sorcerers. When the Magisterium requests her help, she suspects a trap, but must confront the threat behind an unexpected appeal.