Birthright Series by Simon Hawke, Dixie Lee McKeone, John Gregory Betancourt

Anuire, the great empire rose from the wreckage of gods-death, from the tumbled lands where the pantheon had died to stop one of its own from destroying the world. In the chaos after Deismaar, Roele founded an empire that would span the continent and last a millennium.

When gnolls attack a caravan of humans heading toward the Sielwode Forest, only young Cald Dasheft survives. Perhaps a worse fate awaits him, though. He is found by the dreaded Sielwode elves, who intend to slay him. They know that even a single human child suffered to live could one day destroy the great heart of the forest.But the elves also know compassion.Now, Cald has grown to manhood among the elves... moreWhen gnolls attack a caravan of humans heading toward the Sielwode Forest, only young Cald Dasheft survives. Perhaps a worse fate awaits him, though. He is found by the dreaded Sielwode elves, who intend to slay him. They know that even a single human child suffered to live could one day destroy the great heart of the forest.But the elves also know compassion.Now, Cald has grown to manhood among the elves. He has proven himself a brave and skilled warrior, though to many elves, his is still an outsider.Even so, worse outsiders are entering the forest. In a sacred grove of twisted trees, a portal has opened to the Shadow World, and undead are pouring from it. These otherworldly invaders would be bad enough by themselves, though their very presence has caught the attention of the Gorgon, who wishes to lay claim to these undead armies. less

A sweeping epic of ambition, passion and conflict, this is an intimate look behind the scenes of the struggle for power following the death of the Emperor Michael. Original.

Ulrich Graben, a Brecht pirate king, led a small outlaw fleet from the Zweilunds to the icy, inhospitable lands at the mouth of the Krakennauricht. There he ruthlessly carved out a kingdom for himself in the shadow of Drachenward.

Ambition and destiny drive one man to confront the insane lord of the Spiderfell. Richard Endier has no choice. For the sake of his people, he must meet the Spider on the creature's own ground in a battle of wit and deception. The future of a new kingdom hangs in the balance. Original.