John H. Carroll Books in Order

Walking home from his fast-food job, Joshua meets a blue-haired woman whose origins are stranger than he expects. Their unusual connection develops while people around him make assumptions about a man they scarcely understand.

Swordswoman Pelya and gifted magician Ebudae face a force threatening their city. Called to help a holy knight, Pelya finds her position in the City Guard endangered while her father seeks aid from a dangerous source.

In a kingdom exhausted by civil war, a peasant girl wonders whether her future holds anything beyond hardship. A friendship with a free-spirited woman and an encounter with a conscripted soldier draw her toward a mysterious forest glade.

A returning adventurer, a young woman, an unusual dragon, and an ancient knight form an unlikely party. Sent to investigate the mysterious Rojuun beneath their world, they encounter dangers that challenge assumptions about humanity’s place in Ryallon.

Test pilot Gregg Johnson risks experimental technology for a squadron accustomed to fatal missions. Equipped with enhanced reflexes and a new spacecraft, he encounters a problem in space that makes an untested emergency option suddenly tempting.

Five offbeat stories turn familiar childhood creatures into unpredictable heroes and troublemakers. A gloomy bunny, a helpful zombie, a peg-legged rainbow, an unholy cow, and rebellious fairies lead adventures where fairy-tale expectations rarely survive intact.

A child's wish for a new pet leads the family to consider the promises and responsibilities involved. This illustrated story uses humor and affection to explore welcoming an animal while helping parents and children discuss the commitment of caring for it.

Jillian’s quiet Idaho life changes when she discovers who keeps emptying her coffee cup. Meanwhile, a Colombian drug lord has alien troubles of his own, as extraterrestrial teenagers and strange revelations turn ordinary frustrations into a chaotic adventure.

Tathan and his companions learn that rescuing a captive princess may be necessary to save the world. Their journey beneath Ryallon is complicated by an enigmatic pursuer, unfamiliar creatures, and uncertainty about the people they are trying to understand.

Returning for her mother’s funeral, Lori revisits her old school and meets a classmate who has not aged in twenty-three years. His explanation points to something she once wrote in his yearbook and an unexpectedly lasting wish.

In a polluted city ruled by dangerous magic and entrenched cruelty, several lives intersect around the City Guard. A fleeing woman, a troubled guardsman, and two young girls seek hope while hidden dangers wait beneath Dralin’s streets.

Escorting Princess Anilyia home proves more complicated than rescuing her as Tathan’s companions cross Kethril. Demands from a king, a persistent pursuer, and secrets within their own group threaten the journey and the trust holding them together.

Young magician Ebudae and her friend Pelya, a skilled swordswoman, venture unescorted into Dralin on a birthday outing. Carnival wonders and new friendships offer excitement, but the city’s dangers threaten to turn their freedom into something darker.

Five unusual adventures bring together magical elephants, escaped nanoworms, zombies, mechanical animals, and a panda detective. Their quests involve lost memories, dangerous laboratories, mysterious artifacts, and other problems approached with strange companions and darkly playful humor.

As Liselle’s powers grow, the suffering she encounters makes her question both the world and her own nature. Alongside her dragon mate and new companions, she searches for purpose while unseen forces attempt to direct her fate.

A character created for a video game has thoughts and desires beyond the role assigned to them. This story explores what happens to imagined beings left out of the finished game, questioning whose adventures matter inside manufactured worlds.

Leaving Dralin and its painful memories, Pelya seeks refuge with the Blue Wyverns, a mercenary company for women. Suspicion, a disordered recruitment program, and her own nightmares make finding safety and friendship harder than she expected.

Pelya and her apprentice investigate threats to the Blue Wyverns, including a possible theft of a magical artifact. Their mission into Swelth also pursues rumors of the Rojuun, accompanied by a wizard whose powers endanger friend and foe alike.

Working for a bank after losing her former home and mercenary position, Pelya accepts a mission to rescue a Rojuun. In war-torn Paruth, the search brings dangerous guild activity and companions she fears her troubles will harm.

Pelya follows recovered clues through a country worn down by endless war, while a powerful guild seeks her capture. With new companions exposed to the danger surrounding her, she must pursue answers without repeating the losses of her past.

Driven from his comfortable palace life, Tathan accepts a job that sends him through lands where his head carries a price. A determined bounty hunter and enemies gathering in a cursed city make survival increasingly difficult.

Liselle is imprisoned aboard a ship with her powers suppressed, while scattered allies attempt to reach her. Their rescue plans collide with obligations, injuries, and pursuers, forcing unlikely companions through dangerous terrain toward an uncertain rendezvous.

Liselle’s rescuers struggle to cooperate during a tense sea voyage, while her captors weigh what to do with their powerless prisoner. With the Black Scale Guild threatening them all, distrust becomes another obstacle to bringing her home.

Liselle leads a rescue mission toward the fortress of Habnome, where Vevin is held as bait by the Devourer of Gods. Growing powers, troubled allies, and painful histories complicate their approach to an enemy seeking eternal revenge.

Caught in a thunderstorm on Earth, Jael awakens in a strange magical world after an overwhelming flash. With help from the witch responsible, she seeks a route home while unfamiliar creatures and dangerous powers complicate her survival.