Böcker av J M Briggs

One of their number is gone, and the threat of the Darkness looms over the mages as it slowly consumes the Tree of Reality. With so much at stake, there is only one path forward, and it will take Alex and the others to worlds where no human has ever walked. With the aid of the Dragon Emrys, the mages learn firsthand the dangers that have sent so many species fleeing to Earth as they fight to stay alive far from home. For Merlin and Morgana, their immortality represents responsibility and grief. As the world moves on, they continue to fulfill their magical roles, threat after threat. But some stories are repeating themselves.

Arthur is dead, but the Light is now in control of his body and determined to cut the Iron Realm off from the Tree of Reality. Representatives of the species dwelling on Earth join the mages to discuss the danger of the Darkness and the Light's proposal. Still, Alex knows that severing their world's connection to the Tree of Reality is not the answer. Turning to her past, Alex leads the mages to Wyoming and a Medicine Wheel she hopes has the key to stopping the Darkness. Akule was a hunter and warrior for his band and tribe. He had a wife and children and was content. Yet, his eyes turn to a strange dead spot growing in the lands he calls home. Dreams and strange visions are his only guidance against this devastating Darkness dripping through the sky. Staying behind when his tribe leaves, Akule knows in his soul that he must stop the tide of destruction before it is too late.

Alex Adams never considered herself a hero, much less the hero of the magical war she found herself a part of. She was only a mage because worlds never meant to interact were doing so. Merlin and Morgana trained her to control her powers, but nothing had prepared her for Arthur. Yet Alex has a promise to keep even if she didn't feel ready. Aiden's life was hanging in the balance and their best chance was in an artifact created by another Iron Soul and lost centuries ago. Now the newest generation of mages must leave Ravenslake behind and find the Iron Chalice to have any hope of saving their friend.Years after losing Arto to Medraut's betrayal Merlin and Morgana discover a young man with familiar talents. He is the key to answering a question from their past and revealing their futures. However, the Old One Badb is seeking the power of Cathanáil. It had taken all their power and the Iron Soul to end the last war, but now a new battle is looming on the horizon.

Magic arises when invaders from other worlds threaten the Earth and it empowers mages to fight back the threat. Legend and history blur when mages emerge to protect the world and now they are needed once more. The newest generation of mages is struggling to balance their ordinary lives as college students in the small town of Ravenslake and their duty to defend an entire world from beings whose very physical nature is utterly alien.Still Alex Adams can't help but feel optimistic. She has control over her power thanks to the help of the legendary Merlin and Morgana and the reborn Iron Soul Arthur Pendred is her boyfriend with the sad reoccurring history of Lance and Jenny behind them. With the help of her friends, Alex feels ready to confront the threats to the Earth and repair her friendship with Jenny. Yet the mysterious Old One Chernobog is on his way with only a strange vision to guide them: a vision that warns of betrayal.

When the physical forces of multiple worlds come into conflict, magic appears. On our world certain humans are given the ability to control this energy in order to fight back the threat. In Ravenslake, home to a small university, a new generation of mages has been called forth as an ancient enemy of Earth seeks to return for slaves and control over the world.Alex Adams now has at least some control over her magical powers, though magic lessons with Merlin and Morgana are still on the agenda. The more she learns about the war she's now a part of, the less confident she feels. She still has feeling for Arthur Pendred despite his status as the reincarnation of the warrior mage who inspired the story of King Arthur. Complicating things are his girlfriend Jenny who is Guinevere and his best friend Lance is of course Lancelot. That story never ends well and to protect Arthur, Merlin and Morgana are ready to destroy the threat even if it costs Alex her friends. With the Sídhe still poised to attack, it is only a matter of time before an ancient betrayal destroys the fragile balance.

Alex Adams knew college would be full of new challenges: living with her roommate Jenny, a crush on her roommate's boyfriend Arthur and navigating a whole new social scene, but a magical war wasn't part of the plan. Strange visions draw her towards new friends and their lives are changed forever when they learn that magic is returning to the world. However with the return of magic comes the return of an ancient enemy of humanity, the Sídhe, magical beings from another world set on enslaving Earth.The line between legend and history blurs as terrible forgotten truths come to light and their only allies are the three-thousand year old mages Merlin and Morgana who must teach them to control their own magical gifts if anyone is going to survive. The scars left by an ancient war bleed anew as Alex and her fellow mages face their futures.