Böcker av Brooke M Shaffer

What should have been a quick jaunt into Forbes Cave turned into a forty year absence, and the Cult of the Akari is in quadruple overtime to make their move. If they can't pull something off in the next election, it's straight into Borelian slavery for everyone.Except things aren't looking so great at home. Cassius' reputation has faded into obscurity and the dragon is ready to release the bullet in his face. He needs to prove himself or else risk falling into the same abyss where he's sent all of his victims over the centuries.This sends Rifun scrambling to find a way to vanquish the dragon once and for all, but he finds himself fearfully alone in his endeavor. He believes that if he can somehow rally the chosen ones of the Author, they can work together for this noble cause. Problem is, none of them want anything to do with him. Even Julianna, though trapped in the in-between dimension, is lackluster in her support.As Cassius and Rifun become more desperate in their respective missions, they may just discover what it means to look in the mirror and see the one responsible for all of their problems.

Years ago, the Aniyvwiya ignored and shunned the prophet Anagalisgi. Now, still recovering from the War of the Old Land, the Krydik are determined not to do the same to the prophet Sabelu.This proves to be a challenge for both people and prophet as Sabelu's prophecies go beyond simple divination and telling them when to plant corn. He knows the people, perhaps too well. He sees their thoughts, hopes, dreams, past and future. He sees White animals as well as frightening beings of smoke and shadow. Worse, he sees them take control of the people and the priests. These Shadow beings have no intent of giving up their hosts and are instead committed to destroying the people, starting with anyone who tries to oppose them.As darkness gathers over the Krydik, Sabelu's eyes are opened to a greater war that lies just beyond the fabric of reality, and mortals are the prize to be won. Or destroyed.

Apparently, things could get worse, though Tommen is tired of the universe rising to the challenge.Any hope he might have had that the Akarin could somehow vanquish Rifun died with their defeat, even as the man himself lived, nearly a god to his army as he appears to shrug off what should have been a fatal injury.In the aftermath of the fortress battle, Tommen is sent on a new mission, to find Richard's third journal, thus completing the Order's collection of holy texts. What sounds like a simple task quickly turns into a much larger mystery as he bounces from planet to planet, speaking to royalty and space pirates and diving into ancient treasure vaults, all the while certain that something just isn't right.But there is another force at work in all of this, and it will take Tommen to where the dimensions fracture and are woven together. And that's only the gateway into Hell.

The camp is destroyed, thousands of acres burned to the ground, and all but one person is accounted for.When Tommen wakes up in a forest of ash, he makes a startling discovery-well, more startling than being cold, alone, injured, infected, and concussed. He's invisible and incorporeal. Somehow, in the chaos of the fire, he was thrown into the Land In Between, from which no one has ever returned. Worse, Time does not work in the Land In Between, meaning he is also powerless to heal himself or escape.With no way to communicate with the corporeal world, Tommen must find an exit from within the dimension. But there is more to this fabled hell than meets the eye, and time travel is only the beginning. When he meets the self-proclaimed mistress and curator of the Land In Between, she agrees to teach him the way to escape, but only if he agrees to take her with him.Time is short as Tommen's infections worsen, and his dad is not the only one waiting for him on the other side.

Mississippi, 1730Kokumbo has only ever known slavery, and he's decided he's had enough. When he revolts and flees through the British American South and eventually back across the ocean to Africa, seeking both freedom and revenge, he encounters a group of former slaves with such power that they could potentially end slavery forever.Madagascar, 1923Rivotra finds himself on a chain gang, convicted of treason against the French government, yet hated by his own people and accused of being a traitor. When an accident leaves him blind and helpless in the world, he meets a man who may hold the key to liberating his occupied nation.London, 1963As the paths of the two men converge, they find themselves at the beck and call of destiny, though whether they are destined to be deliverers or destructors remains to be seen.

Tommen Forbes is basically your average sixteen year old: hates school, likes girls, desperate to get his license so he doesnt have to be stuck at home. Oh, and hes really a hundred and sixty years old with the ability to bend Time, to make it go faster or slower at will.His dad, Homicide Detective Walter Forbes, also has this ability. They are called Timekeepers. They answer to the Hands of Time and are charged with protecting Time itself from criminal Runners.When women start turning up dead, all the evidence points to Runner involvement. As Walter digs deeper, he discovers that their killer is no ordinary Runner; hes a notorious hired hitman with a sickening lust for death. Worse, his Time abilities far supercede anything Walter or Tommen is capable of. When the killer turns his sights on the father and son, it becomes a race against time to bring this menace to heel.