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A little knowledge can be dangerous, but knowing the full truth might be fatal. Druadaen, an Outrider for the once-mighty Dunarran Consentium, has uncovered irreconcilable contradictions between magic and physics on Arrdanc. For this significant discovery, made at great personal risk, he is met with exile, enforced by anxious temple hierarchs. Undeterred, Druadaen seeks "the truth of the world," a quest urged by ancient beings, which may require him to journey beyond Arrdanc. The enigmatic Lady of the Mirror suggests he might find answers through her ethereal portal, the "shimmer." However, this portal permits only one traveler, forcing Druadaen to leave his companions behind. Once he crosses over, they learn the shimmer allows departure from Arrdanc but not return. Led by the steadfast swordsman Ahearn, Druadaen's friends embark on a perilous quest to rescue him and uncover the world's truth. Yet, as they draw closer to a solution, it becomes clear that powerful forces on Arrdanc are determined to thwart their efforts, willing to kill to ensure Druadaen never returns.

"Domingos Fernandes Calabar started out as a military advisor for the Portuguese in Brazil. But to his superiors, he was still nothing more than a mameluco, a man of mixed blood. Until, that is, the Dutch arrived and he switched sides. Then the Portuguese had a new label for him: "traitorous dog." But when Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp arrives, having barely survived the disastrous Battle of Dunkirk, Calabar's job changes again. Now he has to help engineer a swift Dutch exodus to a safer place before word of Tromp's defeat reaches Spanish ears. Partnered with the Sephardic pirate Moses Cohen Henriques Eanes, the two aid the battered Dutch fleet by striking at the Portuguese and Spanish, both on land and sea. Until, that is, Calabar learns that bitter personal enemies have grabbed his family, put them in chains, and sold them to a slaveship bound for the Spanish Main. Calabar must now choose: continue to help the Dutch, or save his wife and children? Tromp and other strong allies want to put an end to slavery, too, but their strategies and timetable are measured in months and years. Calabar doesn't have that kind of time and can't rely on their methods. The struggle to recover his family, and to free the millions more suffering in shackles, is one he must win in his own way and on his own terms. Because ultimately, this is not just Calabar's fight. This is Calabar's war"--provided by publisher

"Six kids ranging from suburban geeks to street-smart pariahs. A British captain who rarely talks and never smiles. All on the 70-foot pilot house ketch Crosscurrent Voyager, bound on a senior summer cruise to adventure and serious fun. Except most of the kids don't get along. And they'll be gone all summer. And none of them have sailed before. And worst of all-because they booked at the last minute-they got the destination nobody else wanted: the frigid and remote South Georgia Islands. But there's one other hitch: They'll never see their families or friends again. Because just days after they leave, a plague starts spreading like wildfire, turning most of its survivors into shrieking, cannibalistic rage-monsters. So with their past dying as fast as the world that shaped it, the kids' hated destination becomes their one hope for survival. But it's an uncertain hope. Not only are other hostile survivors headed there, but South Georgia Island is unable to support permanent habitation. So if the strange crew of the Voyager doesn't come up with a further plan, they are-in every sense-heading straight toward the end of the world."--Provided by publisher