The Ghosts Short Stories
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Ghost Aria (World of the Ghosts short story)
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Sixteen years old, Caina is a student of the Ghosts, the spies and agents of the Emperor of Nighmar, and from them she learns the arts of stealth and infiltration, of disguise and intrigue.
But when a man dies of a mysterious poison, Caina faces a deadly test.
Because if she doesn’t solve the murder, she might die next…
Ghost Dagger (World of the Ghosts novella)
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Caina is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the Emperor of Nighmar’s elite spies and assassins. She has defeated powerful sorcerers and thrown down corrupt lords.
Yet can she defeat her own memories?
Sent to solve a series of bizarre murders, Caina faces an enemy capable of twisting her thoughts. And this time, all of Caina’s skill might not save her.
For how can she defeat a foe who wields her own memories as weapons?
Ghost Light (World of the Ghosts short story)
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Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, one of the Emperor’s elite spies and assassins. Summoned to the aid of a desperate merchant, Caina finds herself facing an assassin more deadly than any she has ever fought.
An assassin who harvests the souls of his victims.
And unless Caina is clever, she will become his latest victim…
The Fall of Kyrace (World of the Ghosts short story)
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Rykon is a stormdancer of Kyrace, a proud warrior of his city. Yet the vast armies of the Empire of Nighmar assail Kyrace’s walls, and soon Rykon’s home will fall to the enemy.
And unless Rykon fights with all his valor and strength, the woman he loves will fall beneath a traitor’s sword…
Ghost Claws (World of the Ghosts short story)
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Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, trained by the circlemaster Halfdan to be one of the Emperor’s elite spies and assassins.
But when a foreign noble is ripped to shreds by a mysterious beast, Caina and Halfdan face something far more dangerous than any hunting animal.
For treachery is the deadliest blade of all…
Ghost Omens (World of the Ghosts short story)
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Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, one of the Emperor’s elite spies and assassins, and a bitter enemy of the magi. Claudia Aberon was once a proud sister of the Imperial Magisterium, but is now a desperate fugitive, sheltering from her father’s wrath with the Ghosts.
And when rumors spread that a dead Emperor has returned from the grave, Caina and Claudia must work together to defeat the threat.
Because the shadows of the past do not lie quiet…
Ghost Thorns (World of the Ghosts short story)
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Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the eyes and ears of the Emperor of Nighmar, and she has defeated both corrupt lords and cruel sorcerers.
But when word of a strange assassination plot reaches her ears, Caina faces a new kind of danger.
For there are other ways to kill than swords and knives…
Ghost Undying (World of the Ghosts short story)
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Sicarion is an assassin without equal, skilled with both sword and spell, and no foe has ever escaped his devilish cunning.
Yet when he accepts a contract to kill a renegade sorceress calling herself the Moroaica, Sicarion realizes he may have made a mistake.
For what can an assassin do against a woman who has already died as many times as the Moroaica?