Lyndon Hardy Books in Order

Apprentice Alodar hopes to win Queen Vendora's hand after helping save a besieged castle. His pursuit leads him through five distinct magical disciplines, where rival practitioners and an ancient conspiracy complicate his ambitions.

Jemidon struggles as an apprentice until he encounters Melizar, a strange being capable of changing the laws governing magic. As Arcadia faces collapse, the unlikely pair must confront a force that undermines its five magical arts.

Con man Kestrel cheats a wizard and encounters a demon with a dangerous mission. Sent beyond his familiar world, he must navigate strange realms while wizards and other pursuers complicate his efforts to survive.

Briana wants adventures like those of her father, the archimage Alodar, rather than an unwanted marriage. Her efforts to escape a binding contract take her into unfamiliar worlds, where different dangers challenge her magical abilities.

Stranded on an isolated island, grifter Zoltan plans to use magic to cheat at poker. With an imp's assistance and a debt-enforcing anklet tightening daily, he must find gold before his predicament becomes fatal.

Servant Sylvia hopes to learn magic from the aging wizard Rangoth and escape her limited prospects. Instead, her circumstances draw her into a feudal conflict whose consequences extend beyond one lord's lands into the wider galaxy.

Trying to earn a living through magic shows on Earth, Briana discovers that a missing snack can lead to dangerous supernatural company. Homesickness and magical mishaps send her searching through unlikely places for a way forward.