Todd Herzman Books in Order

In an Australia devastated by climate change and extreme heat, Jonathan lives underground with his daughter. His work could give humanity another chance, but the possibility of survival raises a harder question about whether people deserve to begin again.

Jeffrey is the only surviving passenger aboard the Odyssey, the vessel carrying humanity's last hope. This short science fiction story follows the solitary survivor whose experience is bound to the fate of that mission.

Retired assassin Wesley Cross returns from thirty years of exile to attend the king's funeral. Discovering hidden threats to the new queen draws him back into danger, where helping his old friend's daughter may create more problems than it solves.

An aging writer travels back through time to confront his younger self and teach him a lesson. This short science fiction story brings one man's past and present together through an encounter between the person he was and who he became.

Jasken belongs to an order of dreamers who foresee crimes and protect an empire's future. When he dreams of someone he loves breaking the law, saving them means outmaneuvering people who can predict his actions too.

Kidnapped and bound by blood magic, Ruben discovers he's a mage while struggling to escape his captor. His sister Ella sets out to rescue him, and their younger brother discovers powers of his own as the separated siblings face new dangers.

Without her magic, Ella travels with Marius toward the Tahali monks in search of help. A seeker determined to eliminate magic threatens the monastery, forcing the siblings to defend the people they hoped could restore what she has lost.

Marius and Ella hide in an ancient underground university after the God Emperor brings Tharania under his control. Their effort to restore free will faces threats from beyond their world, while an ancient presence begins stirring in the darkness.

Huon, Liona, and Gale flee the Everlasting King by sailing beyond their continent, hoping to train in safety. No one has completed the journey for a thousand years, and the dangers awaiting them threaten their freedom as well as their ambitions.

Compelled by an oath to serve the Everlasting King's army, Huon must fight for a cause he rejects. His newfound strength offers little comfort while his actions remain controlled, driving him to search for a way to break the binding promise.

Freed from his oath and newly advanced to Squire, Huon leaves the Everlasting King's realm with Liona to seek stronger challenges. Their growing abilities promise a path toward their goals, but old enemies pursue them into unfamiliar territory.

Forced into an oath and an arena, young surgecaller Huon must cultivate strength far beyond what he thought possible. Survival gives way to a seemingly impossible ambition: taking revenge on the dragon rider known as the Immortal of Fire.

Training to join an order devoted to destroying magic, Lilah investigates a murder that appears to require it. Competing with fellow recruits for a vacant seeker's position, she discovers that proving her worth may be far deadlier than she expected.

Huon and Liona return from Temtoria as Immortals, bringing abilities long lost in their homeland. Helping their companions grow strong enough to stand beside them becomes part of their continuing campaign against the Immortal Seven and the Everlasting King.

A wounded veteran running a village tavern regains his strength when invading orcs arrive through a dark portal. Granted a magical weapon stone, Calder returns to battle to protect his neighbors against forces threatening far more than their home.

Victory in the Tournament of Grace has earned Huon powerful gifts from Taloniar's four Sentinels. Those rewards still cannot guarantee his safety, leaving him to confront an approaching threat that demands more than the strength his recent success has brought.

Huon enters the final rounds of the Tournament of Grace seeking the power needed to oppose the Everlasting King. Winning could bring crucial celestial boons, but the last match holds an unexpected challenge from someone in his past.

With less than a week to save those closest to him, Huon takes advantage of Temtoria’s slower passage of time. Training reunited allies becomes essential to his plan for their single chance against the Everlasting King.

Calder and his companions have defended their village, but dark portals continue spreading across Halanor. As monsters invade and his role as an Avatar of Light grows more complex, he ventures beyond home to confront the forces threatening their entire world.

Kashan remains humanity’s last stronghold against the Darkness spreading across Halanor. With other cities lost and allies gone, Calder seeks the power needed to drive back the Darktouched armies and reclaim a world on the brink of collapse.

Huon’s attack on a stockpile of stolen cores draws the Everlasting King’s attention. As an invasion fleet heads toward Taloniar, he and his allies must destroy the remaining caches before war overtakes both continents.

When Earth joins a universe governed by the System, student Xavier Collins chooses to become a Champion without understanding the consequences. Transported into a tower of deadly trials, he must compete against experienced rivals and grow strong enough to protect his world.

Xavier's rise through the Tower of Champions brings him to a floor besieged by the Endless Horde. Defending Queen Alastea and her castle means confronting wave after wave of enemies, testing whether his extraordinary progress can withstand an apparently inexhaustible assault.

After demons attack his mining convoy, Elian discovers powers his society believes should no longer exist. Escaping to humanity's last protected valley requires mastering those abilities, yet revealing that he can summon demons would make his own people kill him.

Elian enters the Academy of Marked hoping to strengthen his abilities while hiding his forbidden Summoner mark. His exceptional talent quickly attracts attention, threatening to expose the secret that would cost him his life if discovered.

Returning from the Tower of Champions, Xavier finds Earth threatened by rival interplanetary powers. Clearing dungeons and mastering new abilities may not be enough to defend his world, forcing him to consider whether its protection requires venturing beyond it again.

With Earth's defenses secured and his power growing, Xavier returns to the Tower of Champions expecting further advancement. The System's increasingly unfair challenges overturn his confidence, forcing him to develop new strength simply to survive the trials ahead.

Unexpectedly reaching the Tower of Champions' hundredth floor, Xavier seizes the chance to gain power against formidable enemies. Returning to Earth as one of his sector's strongest fighters still leaves him uncertain whether he can overcome the dangers awaiting him.

Xavier travels to a distant Hell Moon to intensify his training, discovering secrets about its origins and the System behind it. Understanding those revelations could transform his abilities, but he must learn how to turn unfamiliar knowledge into usable power.

After a devastating battle leaves his magical cores shattered, Xavier can no longer cast spells or circulate energy. Training in seclusion with old companions, he attempts to rebuild his strength while investigating an unexpected consequence of the fight that injured him.

Xavier's claim to rule the Ventorin sector brings a powerful challenger and a mysterious mental construct offering help. As he investigates the presence inside his mind, a System-controlled arena becomes the testing ground for the authority he hopes to establish.

After overcoming an enormous threat to his sector, Xavier faces a more personal crisis when an ally is kidnapped. Beyond the territory that supplies his imperial power, he must confront an exceptionally powerful captor alone to bring his friend home.