Masters and Makers Books in Order

Widowed Princess Kilbride returns to Upper Down intending to kill her father, whose welcome to wealthy Westland raiders endangers the kingdom. Caught between those invaders and an imperial army, she must build alliances among deeply unreliable companions.

After helping save Upper Down, Princess Abigone enters the last school of Makers in Klef Mordain. Her magical education becomes entangled with secret executions and a divided city facing a choice between independence and the expanding Sanctian Empire.

Saffie joins an Upper Down delegation to the Sanctian court, where old rivalries and personal temptations threaten its mission. While Walter tries to buy time for their homeland’s defenses, she must negotiate a dangerous court and her own loyalties.

Denny Sanctos follows Abigone to Geathan and reluctantly becomes a focus for rebellion. Meanwhile, Hydar returns with an army for a royal wedding, but imperial plans may send him against the very Makers gathering to resist the empire.

Abigone and the surviving students flee their ruined school while imperial agents hunt the remaining Makers. Seeking safety brings them toward the Great Forest and a ruthless pirate ruler, whose silver mine hides new dangers for the fugitives.

After defeat in Geathan, leading Sanctians maneuver to escape Emperor Antonio’s punishment. Saffie must find her footing in a difficult royal marriage while a lawyer’s investigation into Stephano’s death threatens to expose secrets within the imperial court.

Walter returns from captivity carrying secrets while Kilbride governs Upper Down for its child king. An invitation to a neighboring royal wedding appears to be a trap, yet may offer her last chance to resist Emperor Antonio’s expanding power.

Saffie follows the displaced imperial court to ancient Elestia, where her husband’s illness leaves her increasingly vulnerable. As she tries to establish an independent power base against Emperor Antonio, Kilbride’s agents prepare to spread disorder within the empire.