Bøker av D Art McKinney

Uneasiness hovers over Empleheim. Months of fruitless searching for Tonis, increasing hostility from nervous neighboring kingdoms, and the complications of raising his unusual family have left Achron with more questions than answers. And Hona's newest resident, the little human girl Seki, seems curious about them, but oddly reticent about speaking of herself and her past. From conflict of the heart to the defense of their home, challenges rise on every front, and every choice is clouded with uncertainty. How far will they be forced to go to protect their own? So blessed, so burdened as they are with the ancient powers of the great mages, can the inhabitants of Niado ever know peace, or will the cost be too high?

Achron has seen his country restored to time, but as time passes, the power contained within his children only stirs up greater questions about the ancient past. Even Creed, the famed energy mage from the great mage war, cannot explain the mysteries of the majestic gems of power or the golden chronicle. To address the challenges that lie ahead, they must try to understand what the great mages left behind. As they pursue knowledge about the past, they cannot neglect the present. The oldest Windslo children are nearly grown and must face their own trials of life and love. With each surprise and change adding to the legend of Empleheim, how much longer can the majestic gems stay hidden?

"What happened here?" "Time happened here."____________________ The grand kingdom of Empleheim flourished-until the day it disappeared, leaving its people behind. Thrust beyond time itself, the nation is now home to only one man, the mage Achron, whose experiment went terribly wrong. Seeking to restore his homeland, Achron incidentally rescues a young woman named Keena, who claims she can help him if they recover the golden tome stolen from her. Empleheim's ancient mysteries conflate with questions about his new companion as he discovers that they now share a strange bond that defies both time and space. Time has left him alone, but Keena cannot. What can they do to bring Empleheim back to life? Separated from what they have loved and known, Achron and Keena find their chance meeting to be the promise of an answer.

Volume 1: HopeBy harnessing the power of the iether, the essence of the created world, the human empire has prospered for five hundred years. Yet when a young military agent named Wess Anthry discovers an unusual prisoner, he stumbles across a dark secret that threatens their very existence. Who is the young girl with iether marks on her right arm? Can one so weak stand against humanity's oldest enemy?Volume 2: LoveThe empire is at peace, but Wess grows only more troubled. No one can explain why he hears the song of the iether, and no one understands why he cannot accept the affection Wren is eager to show him. Do the answers lie in uncovering the lost knowledge of the iether touched Ysile Mezrith?Volume 3: JoyA pleasant summer is shattered by reports from the south. An immense shadow, darker than night, encroaches on the empire, blotting out the sun as it approaches. In the nearby kobay lands, Wess finds a mysterious girl on the run, but she refuses to say where she comes from or why she is afraid. As the darkness tightens the noose, it seems no one can escape its insidious plans.

An energist barrier, known simply as the Veil, has separated the nations of Solia and Nilia for long generations. But stories persist on either side of the immense silvery curtain, recounting the legends of the ancient guardians, powerful creatures summoned by the guardian callers to aid mankind. To many, the guardians are nothing more than myth-until the day the Veil is pierced, unleashing a horrific evil from a previous age and starting a two-front war. The burden of setting the world of Nil'eon aright falls on the shoulders of a young Solian man named Esk, a guardian caller. When dire circumstances force Esk to enlist the help of Kith, a Nilian young woman and a near stranger, to summon a guardian, they must stumble through struggles from within and without, as countries, peoples, families, and hearts clash around them. What will it take for them to set aside their mistrust and differences in time to halt the destruction?