Melanie Calahan doesn’t fit into the hero/villain binary; she’s just a girl with powers trying to live her life, even if that means breaking a few laws here and there. But maybe a few run-ins with famed superhero Aurora and her annoyingly pretty sidekick will change her ways.

Valeria’s a vampire who’s in over her head when she gets taken captive by the very person she was sent to kill.

Every apprentice at Sinslar knows about the excruciating pain of going through the Ritual of the Familiar. But what happens when the top-ranked third year is secretly a huge masochist? Why, he throws the duel of course! A Ritual of the Familiar story.

Cynthia is forced to fight for her life when her (former) friend Maeve challenges her to the Duel of the Binding of Souls. A Ritual of the Familiar story.

Alaksi and his girlfriend Orianna are perfectly matched. They constantly trade class ranks, and every duel between them is like flipping a coin to determine who will win. A Ritual of the Familiar story.