Many in Galia resent Kel Emick and his Turbian ancestry; with Canúden refusing his right of Kelship, Galians seek another heir: another grandson of Kel Tutang the Ninth, brutal and unmerciful, but with a wari gift to make people love him. His Kelship would cause Galia and Gallel to crumble: but that's what Minara and Tavaris want. A crumbled Galia would seek the ultimate peace that Tavaris offers. Canúden and his friends leave Galia in search of Hallel, but things get rough when the Ball of Lights suddenly refuses to guide them. What they find instead may turn out to be the world's salvation, or it may guide Minara to their location.

"People think I'm crazy to dream of a world any different to our own, but I can't help it. Without dreams, where is the beauty in life?" Verity lives in a world where there's a place for everyone and everyone is in their place. Except for her. Born with mismatching eyes and a love of history and science, Verity does not belong with all the other Blondes, despite her best efforts. After a party gone bad reveals who she truly is, Verity finds herself in a position she could have never imagined. She is forced to question herself and everything she was raised to believe in order to make a choice: Remain in her safe little world, on the outside looking in, or join the search for a world she had believed to be destroyed by war to find a place where she belongs.

Sandrine has devoted her life to the Order of Charon, an organisation responsible for countless deaths. After almost a decade of faithful service, she is given a mission which forces her to question the very purpose of the Order and her place within it. "Abhorrent Practices" is a fantasy adventure, which examines the issue of assisted suicide. That's not why you should read it though. You should read it because it's fun, too. (No, it is - really!) :-) Story, characters, names and all original elements: (C) David A J Berner. All rights reserved. Illustrations including all preparatory sketches: (C) E.C. Nickel. All rights reserved.

Only an heir of Gallel can wield the Ball of Lights, an ancient and powerful crystal sphere lost to time. It holds the key to either stopping or freeing a powerful demon, depending on the intent of the wielder. This demon, Tavaris, is intent on bringing utter peace to the world, an end to all war and pain... but at the expense of individual thought and reason. Canúden is a commoner, bright, but with no special power, yet a mage with the ability to sense potential sees that he will stand against the most powerful and ruthless prime mage in the world, whose life has been spent to serve and then free Tavaris from the Void. She needs only to usurp the heir of Gallel, and to find the Ball of Lights, to accomplish her goal. Dylin, the mother of the heir, wishes only to protect her daughter from the anguish of an inevitable forced marriage.