Helryn never thought there was anything special about him. He was just a normal boy living a normal life, or as much of one as an orphan could. Sure it got cramped and stuffy sharing space with the two dozen or so other kids like him, but that wasn't so bad. He had friends, a few decent meals a week, a roof over his head and clothes on his back. Nothing to complain about, right? All that changed the day he woke up to find his ears sprouted into two points. Now scared, abandoned, and hunted by the King's soldiers for reasons unknown, Helryn's fight for survival took a drastic turn for the worse. Follow along as Helryn discovers who he is, his forgotten legacy, his fate in a hostile world, and maybe, just maybe, a home. *Updates Friday biweekly!

Book 1 of the Land of Green and Gold Trilogy Escape. That had been Max's goal since the day he and his little sister, Lucy, had been torn from their mother and sold to a new master. A goal that would whisk Lucy away from the hard labor, skimpy meals, and cruelty of the taskmaster. But the opportunity never arose. Then one day magic-a thing of stories, of something humans had stifled long ago-returns, and all Elder are given the mysterious command to travel to the unheard-of Land of Green and Gold. Chaos erupts as slaves use their new powers to escape. Max and Lucy plan their escape as well. Night comes. And everything goes wrong. To Max's horror, Lucy is randomly selected to be beaten-a warning to those considering flight. Max escapes with his friend, Mary, instead, and they hide on the outskirts of the master's land to wait until Lucy is healed enough to flee. Then, a botched rescue mission and gun injury later, Max finds himself running even further away from his sister to rush Mary to a nearby Elder haven for help. During their stay at the haven, Max is confronted with a new problem; a chest-squeezing, cold-raking fear of the taskmaster hunts him. The hunt creeps into his nightmares and disconnects him from the shadows he should be able to control. And no magic means no way to save Lucy. As the nightmares grow worse and the arrival of a serial killer further complicates things, Max fights to grow in his powers and overcome the hunt of fear. He will save Lucy. Even if it costs him his life.