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Authors: Jonathan Moeller

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The Ghost Exile Series

Caina Amalas was a nightfighter of the
Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and
through her boldness and cunning saved the Empire and the world
from sorcerous annihilation.

But the victory cost her everything.

Now she is exiled and alone in the city of
Istarinmul, far from her home and friends. Yet a centuries-old
darkness now stirs in Istarinmul, eager to devour the city and the
world itself.

And Caina is the only one that stands in
its way...

Read
Ghost in the
Cowl
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4903),
Ghost
in the Maze
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5090),
Ghost in the
Hunt
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5244),
Ghost
in the Razor
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5553),
Ghost in the
Inferno
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5759),
and
Ghost in the
Seal
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5924),
along with the short stories
Ghost
Sword
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4911),
Ghost
Price
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5105),
Ghost
Relics
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5265),
Ghost
Keeper
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5481),
Ghost
Nails
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5504),
Ghost
Lock
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5776), and
Ghost
Arts
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5937).

The Third Soul

RACHAELIS MORULAN is an Initiate of the
Conclave, the powerful order of mighty mages. But to become a full
Adept of the Conclave, she must first survive the Testing. Those
who survive the Testing never speak of the trials they endured.

Those who fail the Testing are never seen
again.

And now the Magisters of the Conclave have
come to take Rachaelis to undertake the Testing. And there she
shall face perils to both her body and her sanity.

And creatures that yearn to devour her
soul.

If Rachaelis survives the Testing, she will
face even more dangerous foes. The demons of the astral world watch
the world of mortal men, desiring to rule it for themselves.

And some Adepts of the Conclave are eager
to help them.

Read
The
Testing
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=1538)
for free. Rachelis's trials continue in
The
Assassins
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=1540),
The Blood
Shaman
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=1542),
The
High Demon
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=1544),
The Burning
Child
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=2756),
The
Outlaw Adept
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=3341),
The Black
Paladin
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=3343),
and
The Tomb of
Baligant
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=3345).
Read the entire series in
The Third
Soul Omnibus One
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4021) and
The Third
Soul Omnibus Two
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4061).

The Frostborn Series

A thousand years ago, the last grandson of
Arthur Pendragon led the survivors of Britain through a magical
gate to a new world, a world of magic and high elves, of orcs and
kobolds and stranger, darker creatures. Now the descendants of the
exiles rule a mighty kingdom, peaceful and prosperous under the
rule of the High King.

But a shadow threatens to devour the
kingdom.

RIDMARK ARBAN was once a Swordbearer, a
knight of renown. Now he is a branded outcast, stripped of his
sword, and despised as a traitor.

But he alone sees the danger to come. The
Frostborn shall return, and unless they are stopped, they will
cover all the world in ice and a neverending winter.

CALLIANDE awakens in the darkness, her
memories gone, and creatures of terrible power hunting her.

For she alone holds the secret that can
save the world…or destroy it utterly.

The secret of the Frostborn.

Read
Frostborn:
The First Quest
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4439), followed by
Frostborn:
The Gray Knight
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4069),
Frostborn:
The Eightfold Knife
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4437),
Frostborn:
The Undying Wizard
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4776),
Frostborn:
The Master Thief
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5007),
Frostborn:
The Iron Tower
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5183),
Frostborn:
The Dark Warden
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5330),
Frostborn:
The Gorgon Spirit
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5330),
Frostborn:
The Broken Mage
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5860), and
Frostborn:
The World Gate
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=6028), along with
the short stories
The Orc's
Tale
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5661),
The
Mage's Tale
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=4784),
The Thief's
Tale
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5012),
The
Assassin's Tale
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5186),
The
Paladins's Tale
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5328),
The Knight's
Tale
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5865), and
The
Soldier's Tale
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=6045). Read the
first three books combined in
Frostborn
Omnibus One
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5671).

Mask of the Demonsouled
Trilogy

MAZAEL CRAVENLOCK has prevailed
over terrible foes and now rules the Grim Marches with firm
justice. Yet ancient evils are stirring in the shadows, freed at
last by Mazael's own hand. Unless Mazael fights with all his
strength, the world will fall.

SIGALDRA is the last holdmistress
of the Jutai nation, the final defender of her people. Now the
darkness comes to devour the final remnant of Sigaldra's home and
family. Even Sigaldra's courage may not be enough to turn aside the
darkness.

Read
Mask of
Swords
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5429)
along with the short stories
The Ransom
Knight
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5446)
and
The Serpent
Knight
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5856).

The Tower of Endless Worlds

THOMAS WYCLIFFE just wants to finish his
dissertation in peace and quiet. So when a man in a black robe
appears in his closet, claiming to be the last of the Warlocks,
Wycliffe figures it is a bad joke.

But he soon realizes the last of the
Warlocks can give him power beyond imagining.

And all it will cost is his soul.

SIMON WESTER needs a job. Badly. So when a
rich and powerful Senator offers him employment, he jumps at the
chance. Sure, Simon expects to find some corruption, some shady
deals.

He doesn't expect to find black magic.

LIAM MASTERE is a Knight of the Sacred
Blade, defender of the mortal races. But can swords stand against
guns? As bullets and bombs destroy his kingdom, Liam must risk
everything to save his homeland's one chance of salvation.

By daring the horrors of the Tower of
Endless Worlds…

Read
The Tower of
Endless Worlds
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=2073) for free. The
saga of the Tower continues in
A Knight of
the Sacred Blade
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=2076),
A Wizard of
the White Council
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=2078), and
The Destroyer
of Worlds
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=2080).

Cloak Games

In 2013, a gate to another world opened,
and Elves used their magic to conquer Earth, crushing all
resistance before them.

Three hundred years after the Conquest, the
exiled Elven High Queen rules an orderly but stagnant Earth, with
humanity forced to fight in the High Queen’s war against the
traitors on the Elven homeworld.

Nadia Moran doesn’t care about that. She
doesn’t care about the High Queen, or the Rebels seeking to
overthrow her. All she cares about is getting her baby brother the
treatments he needs to recover from his potentially fatal
disease…and those treatments have a steep price.

Fortunately, Nadia has magic of her own,
and she’s a very, very good thief.

Unfortunately, the powerful Elven lord
Morvilind has a hold on Nadia. If she doesn’t follow his commands,
her brother is going to die.

Of course, given how dangerous Morvilind’s
missions are, Nadia might not live long enough to see her brother’s
death…

Read
Cloak Games:
Thief Trap
(http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/writer/?page_id=5969).

***

About the Author

Standing over six feet tall, Jonathan
Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the
bronze-colored hair of a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern
visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career
as a computer repairman, alas.

He has written the DEMONSOULED series of
sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS
sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER
BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other
works.

Visit his website at:

http://www.jonathanmoeller.com

Visit his technology blog at:

http://www.computerbeginnersguides.com

Contact him at:

[email protected]

You can
sign up for
his email newsletter here
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news on his
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page
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