James Maxwell Books in Order

Orphaned siblings Ella and Miro pursue different ambitions in an empire divided by magic. As Miro leaves to fight a rising threat, Ella's efforts to become an enchanter and her connection with a mysterious stranger acquire wider consequences.

Ella and Miro face renewed danger when the Primate discovers how to draw magical essence from human blood. An ancient account of a powerful relic sends them and their companions into a race to find it before their enemy.

With the Lord of the Night approaching, Miro struggles to unite the Empire's divided leaders against invasion. Ella turns to Emperor Killian for support, but political obligations and old resentments undermine the cooperation their threatened homeland needs.

Two years after war, the Empire suffers economic collapse, famine, and unrest without magical essence. Ella and Miro work to protect their people, but a returning Everman threatens the fragile peace as leaders gather for a wedding.

Prince Dion recognizes signs of war that his father refuses to confront. Alongside captive princess Chloe, he seeks allies among mysterious shapeshifters as rival kingdoms, dangerous ambitions, and uncertainty about his own past reshape their world.

Chloe seeks a way around the Oracle's prophecy and discovers that the eldren do not hold a monopoly on battlefield magic. Meanwhile, Dion tries to build a life at sea as opposing kings prepare for war.

King Dion's hopes for peace are threatened when Palemon invades another city to obtain ships for his starving people. Ancient copper chains offer control over dragons and Dion himself, leaving Chloe's uncertain magical power essential to his freedom.

Palemon's growing dragon army threatens a devastating war, forcing Dion to prepare his kingdom for an apparently overwhelming enemy. Chloe's dangerous magic may offer help, but grief and fear complicate their efforts to unite rival nations.

After raiders destroy his home, injured young survivor Taimin seeks revenge in a wasteland scorched by two suns. Meeting mystic Selena redirects him toward a legendary white city that promises refuge and possible healing for his damaged foot.

Taimin and Selena journey toward the firewall bordering their wasteland, seeking answers that could save Zorn. Joined by three companions, they face constant danger while Selena's lost powers and a new enemy undermine their search for a hidden route.

Freedom beyond the firewall exposes Taimin and Selena to an advanced civilization bent on war. While Selena protects Zorn, Taimin enters the enemy's capital to seek a weakness, and their hopes turn toward contact with ancestors among the stars.

Seamstress Bethany dreams of becoming a diviner capable of navigating the gateways connecting an empire. A cleric offers her an unexpected education, but war, political intrigue, and the return of her father complicate her pursuit of power.

Bethany’s position as the Conways’ house diviner exposes her to buried secrets and the dangers of war. As Julian struggles to secure his authority and Kendrick faces old fears, unstable alliances threaten the people and loyalties holding their lives together.

Bethany and her companions struggle to survive in a forgotten land while a secret society manipulates events around them. Back in the empire, rival claimants pursue power and vengeance as Julian tries to prevent the realm from fracturing.