This series plunges readers into a world steeped in dark magic and an ancient war between humans and the fey. Follow a young protagonist grappling with past trauma and a dangerous magical heritage. When her closest friend is threatened, she must confront her fears and embrace her role in a conflict that defines her destiny. It's a thrilling narrative of courage, sacrifice, and finding one's place in a world teetering on the brink.
The child of alchemists, Donna Underwood feels cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents and any chance she had for a normal life. When the darkest outcasts of Faerie abduct her best friend, Navin, Donna finally has to accept her role in the centuries-old war between the humans and the fey.
Donna Underwood faces an alchemist tribunal for stealing the elixir of life, but when her ailing mother takes a turn for the worse and Donna seeks an audience with Aliette, the Wood Queen, she is offered a deal--if Donna can use her powers to open the door to Faerie and send the wood elves home, Aliette will free her mother from the elven curse that has shattered her mind.
Alchemist's apprentice Donna Underwood faces an impossible ultimatum from newly-released demons: deliver the Philosopher's Stone or face dire consequences. She must recreate the mythical artifact to prevent the world from descending into a modern Dark Age.