Sorcery & Science Series by Ella Summers

Born in the land of magic, Ariella has never cared for the nightmare world of technology beyond Elitia's borders: airships, bombs, some dubious thing the humans call fusion energy. Her last encounter with technology very nearly killed her, and she's not eager for a rematch. But then her friend Davin, the crown prince of Elitia, is abducted by agents of the Avan Empire. To save the man she secretly loves, she has to travel beyond Elitia to the Avan capital city... moreBorn in the land of magic, Ariella has never cared for the nightmare world of technology beyond Elitia's borders: airships, bombs, some dubious thing the humans call fusion energy. Her last encounter with technology very nearly killed her, and she's not eager for a rematch. But then her friend Davin, the crown prince of Elitia, is abducted by agents of the Avan Empire. To save the man she secretly loves, she has to travel beyond Elitia to the Avan capital city. Her only hope lies with rogue mercenary Everett-and trying to fight technology with magic.Everett, mercenary and rescue mission expert extraordinaire, knows he's in for trouble as soon as he sees his latest client. Ariella is Elition; the enormous glowing sword she carries around won't let him forget that, just as he can't forget the last time he crossed paths with Elition magic. Ten of his friends died, victims of telekinetic sorcery, and Everett learned to be very wary of magic. But Ariella is offering him a substantial reward for his help-if they can save Davin before the Avans' unknown endgame plays out. less

Veteran mercenary Everett Black is not in the habit of turning down good money. Then again, no one has ever offered him a job to set off into the Elition Wilderness, a vast land where magic reigns and electronics die. As secretive as they are powerful, the Elitions would kill him if they caught him there... moreVeteran mercenary Everett Black is not in the habit of turning down good money. Then again, no one has ever offered him a job to set off into the Elition Wilderness, a vast land where magic reigns and electronics die. As secretive as they are powerful, the Elitions would kill him if they caught him there. He has little reason to risk the Elitions' wrath just to rescue two teenage princes-especially not the heirs to the Selpe Empire, which destroyed the city he called home and is now hunting down every last survivor. But if he cannot save them, then the empire's most demented aristocrats will seize power, and things will get a whole lot worse for him.And to succeed, Everett has to put his trust in three dubious allies: Cameron, a runaway Elition teenager; Isis, a charming young guide with a guarded secret; and Jason, an assassin with a notorious reputation for killing Selpes."Wilderness" is the second book in the"Sorcery and Science" fantasy adventure series.Reading Order: Sorcery and Science Enchanted (Book 1) Wilderness (Book 2) Menace (Book 2.5) Machination (Book 3) And more books coming soon..." less

Four tales of magic, technology, and adventure plunge deeper into the fantasy world of Sorcery and Science.In Phantom of Death, magic-wary mercenary Everett Black is tasked with stopping a mad and murderous sorcerer.Friends Isis Fontane and Ariella Steele find their vacation turned upside down when they are forced to fight for their lives against masked assailants and deadly machines in The Maze of Mechanical Menaces... moreFour tales of magic, technology, and adventure plunge deeper into the fantasy world of Sorcery and Science.In Phantom of Death, magic-wary mercenary Everett Black is tasked with stopping a mad and murderous sorcerer.Friends Isis Fontane and Ariella Steele find their vacation turned upside down when they are forced to fight for their lives against masked assailants and deadly machines in The Maze of Mechanical Menaces.In Phantom's Kiss, assassin Jason Chanz's latest client might be the key to finding his long-lost childhood friend, a powerful Prophet with a fractured mind.Death's Waltz follows Emperor Ambrose Selpe on the day one of the empire's great cities is decimated by an unseen foe. less

For sixteen years, the alliance between the sorcerers of Elitia and the technology-powered Selpe Empire has held. But forces from both outside and within want to see that bond broken-and now they may finally succeed.When the Selpe emperor is assassinated the same night his twin half-Elition sons vanish without a trace, the high king of Elitia tasks Ariella with uncovering a traitor in the Selpe ranks. She has never felt comfortable chasing conspiracies... moreFor sixteen years, the alliance between the sorcerers of Elitia and the technology-powered Selpe Empire has held. But forces from both outside and within want to see that bond broken-and now they may finally succeed.When the Selpe emperor is assassinated the same night his twin half-Elition sons vanish without a trace, the high king of Elitia tasks Ariella with uncovering a traitor in the Selpe ranks. She has never felt comfortable chasing conspiracies. If she doesn't solve this one, though, the traitor will strike again-and the rule of the Selpe Empire will fall to those who want to turn her and every other Elition into living weapons.Desperate times call for unlikely allies. Ariella teams up with Silas, the murdered emperor's bodyguard; Marin, a bomb-building airship engineer; and Leonidas, a disgraced Selpe intelligence agent. But someone really doesn't want them to unravel this conspiracy. And this mysterious someone is doing a pretty thorough job of trying to kill them."Machination" is Book 3 in the"Sorcery and Science" fantasy adventure series.Reading Order: Sorcery and Science Enchanted (Book 1) Wilderness (Book 2) Menace (Book 2.5) Machination (Book 3) Revelations (Book 3.5) Skybuilders (Book 4) And more books coming soon..." less

Mercenaries and assassins, sorcerers and engineers, spies and kings. Magic and technology collide in this epic fantasy tale of action, adventure, intrigue, and romance. For sixteen years, the alliance between the sorcerers of Elitia and the technology-powered Selpe Empire has held. But forces from both outside and within want to see that bond broken-and now they may finally succeed... moreMercenaries and assassins, sorcerers and engineers, spies and kings. Magic and technology collide in this epic fantasy tale of action, adventure, intrigue, and romance. For sixteen years, the alliance between the sorcerers of Elitia and the technology-powered Selpe Empire has held. But forces from both outside and within want to see that bond broken-and now they may finally succeed. When the Selpe emperor is assassinated the same night his twin half-Elition sons vanish without a trace, the high king of Elitia tasks his aide Ariella with unraveling a conspiracy that threatens to throw the whole world into chaos. In way over her head, she teams up with the dead emperor's bodyguard, a bomb-building airship engineer, and a disgraced Selpe intelligence agent. But someone really doesn't want them to unravel this conspiracy. And this mysterious someone is doing a pretty thorough job of trying to kill them. At the same time, veteran mercenary Everett Black, tasked with rescuing the kidnapped Selpe princes, enters the Elition Wilderness, a vast land where magic reigns and electronics die. To succeed in his mission, Everett has to put his trust in three dubious allies: a runaway Elition sorcerer, a charming young guide with a guarded secret, and an assassin with a notorious reputation for killing Selpes. If the Wilderness doesn't kill him, then his team just might. The Land of Magic is the first installment in the Sorcery and Science Collections epic fantasy saga. At over 250,000 words, it includes the five books Enchanted, Wilderness, Menace, Machination, and Revelations. less

Five tales of magic, technology, and adventure plunge deeper into the fantasy world of Sorcery and Science.Silas sees a young Prophet girl fight off a band of elite soldiers during Silas's Vacation.In Solstice Games Assassin, Silas alone can stop an assassination that could catapult two empires into war.Fireworks tells the story of Marin's explosive plan to revolutionize airship travel... moreFive tales of magic, technology, and adventure plunge deeper into the fantasy world of Sorcery and Science.Silas sees a young Prophet girl fight off a band of elite soldiers during Silas's Vacation.In Solstice Games Assassin, Silas alone can stop an assassination that could catapult two empires into war.Fireworks tells the story of Marin's explosive plan to revolutionize airship travel.In Agent of SIN, Selpe spy Leonidas Chase and his partner find themselves neck-deep in an investigation that could pit them against their empire's most powerful aristocrats.When one of Elitia's greatest researchers goes missing, Ariella and Davin track him to a renegade camp in Portal Keys. less

Ariella thought she was done with conspiracies. And she definitely thought she was done with mechanical menaces. She was wrong.An accident hits the floating city of Oasis, and Ariella's friend Marin goes missing, along with the newly crowned Selpe emperor. The Selpes aren't lifting a finger to help, so it's up to her and Silas to save their friends from an elite order of assassins-or her nightmare foresight just might come true... moreAriella thought she was done with conspiracies. And she definitely thought she was done with mechanical menaces. She was wrong.An accident hits the floating city of Oasis, and Ariella's friend Marin goes missing, along with the newly crowned Selpe emperor. The Selpes aren't lifting a finger to help, so it's up to her and Silas to save their friends from an elite order of assassins-or her nightmare foresight just might come true.To avoid a bloody and fractured future, they will go through anyone, even a dozen assassins. They will go anywhere, even floating cities swarming with magical beasts and deadly machines. And they will take any ally they can get, even the person who once betrayed them.Skybuilders is Book 4 in the Sorcery and Science fantasy adventure series.Reading Order: Sorcery and Science Enchanted (Book 1) Wilderness (Book 2) Menace (Book 2.5) Machination (Book 3) Revelations (Book 3.5) Skybuilders (Book 4) And more books coming soon... less