Duara Series Reading Order

New York Times bestselling fantasy author Mercedes Lackey breaks into YA with a dangerous, utterly original futuristic w… New York Times bestselling fantasy author Mercedes Lackey breaks into YA with a dangerous, utterly original futuristic world in which a fearless teen girl leaves behind her close community to be a Hunter in Apex City and finds something worse than the usual monsters. Long ago, the barriers between our world and the Otherworld were ripped open, and it's taken centuries to bring back civilization in the wake of the catastrophe. Now, the luckiest Cits live in enclosed communities, behind walls that keep them safe from the hideous creatures fighting to break through. Others are not so lucky. To Joyeaux Charmand, who has been a Hunter in her tight-knit mountain community since she was a child, every Cit without magic deserves her protection from dangerous Othersiders. Then she is called to Apex City, where the best Hunters are kept to protect only the most important people. Joy soon realizes that the city's powerful leaders care more about luring Cits into a false sense of security than protecting them. More and more monsters are getting through the barriers, and the close calls are becoming too frequent to ignore. Yet the Cits have no sense of how much danger they're in-to them, Joy and her corp of fellow Hunters are just action stars they watch on TV. When an act of sabotage against Joy takes an unbearable toll, Joy uncovers a terrifying conspiracy in the city. There is something much worse than the usual monsters infiltrating Apex. read more

Ambitious Kiron seeks to establish himself within Alta's esteemed noble society, only to stumble upon a perilous conspir… Ambitious Kiron seeks to establish himself within Alta's esteemed noble society, only to stumble upon a perilous conspiracy far greater than mere court intrigue. He uncovers a plot by the powerful Magi, who aim to seize control of the entire realm using the legendary magical artifact known as the Eye of Light. With Alta's future hanging in the balance, Kiron must navigate a treacherous web of power and deceit to stop them before the world falls under their tyrannical rule. read more