Bøger udgivet af Joanna Maciejewska

In the war, the mythborn killed her friends, but now humanborn Kaja needs to work with them to uncover a conspiracy or Dublin's streets will run red with blood once more.Less than a decade ago, the Magiclysm, a tear between Earth and another place, brought magic to Ireland-and worse, it brought back the mythborn. The war that followed left Dublin scarred, and cursed Kaja Modrzewska with chaotic magic that will eventually claim her life.Struggling with wartime nightmares, Kaja seeks normalcy amongst the volatile peace working as an information broker when a series of explosions across Dublin threatens to reignite the war. Both sides are eager to blame the other, so Kaja reluctantly agrees to investigate.But finding the terrorists responsible means working alongside the mythborn's elite killers, and uncomfortable wartime secrets coming to light. Kaja, who had saved a mythborn's life during the war, finds out she has a life debt of her own, and as she juggles her allegiances and obligations, she'll have to decide where her loyalties lie, with her old human allies or the mythborn.

The demons have arrived, and the final battle for Kaighal is about to start.In preparation for the siege, Kamira has gathered as many allies as she could, but some are more reluctant than others. In the city about to face off against powerful demons and their hordes of demonlings, its defenders are still divided. As it becomes apparent that there's one or more traitors in their midst, Kamira and her friends will have to take risks to ensure Kaighal doesn't fall.While humans struggle with their own challenges, five demons vie for supremacy over one another. If Kamira has her say, that's five demons too many, and they all have to go, one way or another... even if she and Veelk have to face them on their own.Humans, demon, and magic will clash changing the future of Kamira and Veelk's home. But to truly save it might require more sacrifice than they expect.

Discovering the truth about magic is one thing. Doing something about it will require bloodletting, backstabbing, and a bunch of lies.The battle with a demonic foe had opened Kamira's and Veelk's eyes: they were unprepared for their task. If they want a chance of freeing Veranesh from his crystal prison, they need the help of a brilliant inventor imprisoned by Gildya, a man also desired by the refugee queen, Cahala, who will stop at nothing to slate her thirst for magic.Time is also of the essence as Archmage Yoreus maneuvers for power. Once he claims the title of the first archmage for himself, he will tie up all loose ends, and that entails burying Kamira, Veelk, and a long line of secrets he'd prefer to be forgotten.Kamira and Veelk have a rule, "no heroics, survival first." When dealing with demons, avoiding heroics is easy. But survival? Not so much.Join Kamira and Veelk in their adventures as they face Devanshari warriors, high mages, and demons!This is book 2 of Pacts Arcane and Otherwise. If you're new to the series, check out book 1, By the Pact, instead!

High mages lied: Veranesh, the demon who destroyed the continent is still alive. And it''s up to their former student to expose the truth-even if it means another Cataclysm.When Kamira, a once high mage student turned arcanist, discovers an imprisoned demon in underground ruins, she is forced into a pact that grants her powerful magic, but also ties her to the very demon that once devastated the continent... and Veranesh wants his freedom.With one friend by her side, Veelk, a mage killer bound on protecting her, Kamira will have to outwit the archmages, other demons, and possibly her own demonic benefactor to survive. Her chances are slim, but with Veelk''s ever-present sarcastic repartee, Kamira might just pull through.Plots and schemes, power and means-sometimes the price for victory is choosing which friend will die, but when you only have one friend, the choice is... easy?