Showing results by author "Veronica Merlin" in All Categories

Kata has lived secluded on Ivo, the island of dragons, for almost a year. As a matter of fact, Kata has stayed away from politics and wars for as long as he has been on the planet, Spark. Things are changing though. His visions are getting stronger, and more confusing. Is he truly, the God of the Dead? Or is he lost within his mind? If he can no longer trust his gift, where then does he belong? Was the veil ever real? Trapped within his mind, Kata has to leave Ivo and face the increasingly hostile political climate on Spark. The fragile alliance across the planet is on the line, when the ...

Siblings Rosé and Lace find that their lives as they knew them are over, once a wanted space pirate crosses their paths. Before they know it, they are thrown headfirst into a world of prophesies, legends and magic, where even the smallest actions have consequences they cannot foresee. Winterflame is book three in the Legacy Series and picks up the story of Naim, Kaleen and their family, twenty years after Time Lock, sending all of them on new adventures as the pattern of the universe refuse to let Naim disappear.

The Crown Prince is the third book in The Starstone Series. It is a raw, honest story, of a young man with no one to support him, and no one to catch him when he falls. By far, the darkest of the series, The Crown Prince keeps the twisted humor from the two first books, as it paints a detailed picture of the future elven king. The elven prince, Nahorim, grows up in the army, desperate to escape an abusive home and everything inside him, struggling to control the overwhelming amount of magic his blood contains. All the while, the White Queen is preparing for war, seeking to reclaim what the ...

Lost in deep space, the Cover has been drifting for nineteen years, with the Shooting Star as a dead weight. The two ships melted together in the centre of the explosion that ended the evolved world, and no help is coming. Kata grows up on board the damaged ships, isolated and shielded from the world of the living, with only a pirate captain to install his moral compass. He is a psychic though, and never longs for company. The world of the dead is never silent, and Kata develops his ability to the point where he not just talk to the dead, but see them, and feel them too. On the edge of the ...

Within the Margin of Error, is my story. It is a revised and rewritten version of the book once entitled ‘Surviving the Equestrian World’, and it was originally meant as a book for the competition rider who wanted to train with kindness. The book contains the original section at the back, on my training methods, what worked for me, and what did not. First and foremost, though, it is the story of my horses and it can be read by everyone, even if you are not an equestrian and has no knowledge of, or interest in, training horses. It is a story of love, loss and passion. Of twelve very ...

The Shadow of Time is the fifth and final book in the Starstone Series. It is about finding your place in this world, being who you were born to be, and learning to pick your battles. Tying up the loose ends of the previous books, the Shadow of Time is the epic ending of this hauntingly beautiful story. Will the Starstone be recovered and if so, what repercussions will that send across the world? Do you always keep fighting, or does there come a time, when all you can do is run? The hourglass is turning.

Every story has a heartbeat of its own. Its own purpose. I never created a world or made up a character. They were always with me, each and every one of them, waiting for me to let them open their eyes and give them a voice. As a writer, that is all I do. I write down the stories they whisper in my ear. From the author of the Starstone Series, the Legacy Series, the Magic Heart Series, and Within the Margin of Error, here it is; the poetry and Short Story collection.

Deep in the ancient forest of Mosanika, the home of the druids, elven twins grow up. Eighteen years has passed since the cataclysm and the world no longer knows of technology or science. Woods, the planet, was nearly wiped out in the cataclysm, leaving only those who hid underneath the old tree roots and deep in the mountain caves. Wanzar of the Dark Moon, the son of the pirate who launched the war against the Lightbringer, remembers a time before the world changed, and he struggles with his past and the simple life in the druid’s forest. Magic is gone. No new wizards have been born since...

Drawn across the universe by a mysterious light, Lace leads his siblings headfirst into a conflict with the Lightbringer and her army, as she aims to take over the universe. As book four in the Legacy series, Torchlight introduces the child born to Naim and Willkataga, a witch who rivals Lace in magical ability, but who furthermore possesses the psychic abilities of Islaeen’s bloodline. Lines are drawn across space and time, as Lace is slowly guided by the Hand of Fate, unable to escape fighting.

The war is over. Plyan is recovering, Siridar is licking their wounds, and Queen Quia of the islands is eeriely silent. Clay is trying to rebuild the Dark Moon, determined to be her own master one day, onboard the old pirate spaceship. Lace and Inis take their son, Leloquie, on a small journey to see the world outside their city, to find a teenage girl with wings, and an island of dragons, and perhaps an actual god.

For twenty years, Lace has ruled Plyan, the capitol of Thanan and what is left of the once magnificent empire of Espilacopa. He has rebuilt the city and brought structure and hope to the survivors of the devastated planet of Spark. But the church is raising a resistance against the man who came to Spark with the Lightbringer, executing their emperor of old. Father Shalitha has been picking up the pieces of his church for two decades, and he is finally ready to launch a war against the capitol. Inis and Ziggy finds themselves caught in the middle, and with differing loyalties. While Inis ...

Rockstar is the first book in The Legacy series and it has it all; music, space pirates, magic, love and loss. It blends modern pop culture, social media and science fantasy in a new and refreshing way. Picking up almost a century after the Starstone Series ended, the Legacy series sees the return of some of the major characters, although it can be read independently.

The White City of Eilad, raised from the ground by a single wizard, who died doing so. Ruled by the legendary King Limmean, the first king of the elves. The charismatic Crown Prince, born to fall from grace, in everyone’s eyes, but his own. This is a fantasy saga. There will be magic, dragons and unicorns. But first and foremost, this is a love story. This is the long-awaited story of Cazinor, and his partner, Thalid, predating the Starstone Series and ending with some of the events from the Hand of Fate. This is Cazinor’s version of history. This is the story of the Dark Elven King.

The Unicorn's Horn, is the fourth book in the Starstone Series. The long awaited follow-up to the Crown Prince, picks up the story thirty years later, as the Shadow of Time is moving closer to the borders of Ceeron and Leaffall. Nahorim finds himself hard pressed to prevent another war, as the White Queen raises an army, prepared to back up her newfound champions, in their quest to get her horn back. The human girls, Cassio and Linea, is thrown headfirst into a world of magic, unicorns, elves, war, and love. Unsure where their alliances lies, their choices will rule the fate of many.

The planet named Spark, where the emperor of the united universe resides. A nonbinary kid who was raised by the church, transfers to the army right before the Lightbringer and her army of wizards attack the heart of the empire. An anorexic heavy metal singer is drafted in the eleventh hour, as the world is about to change forever. The two of them recognises the loneliness of the other, finding a glimmer of solace, while the universe burns. This is Spark, before the war that changed everything. This the other side of the battle for Espilacopa. This is the world as it was, before the ...

Born on a miner’s planet, before the cataclysm, Cyanide grows up despising the empire that is keeping her people in shackles. Ore not a self-sufficient planet and relies heavily on the empire to trade recourses. Cyanide wins the interest of the son of the Planetary Lord and as soon as he has his eye on this strange ice elf, who possesses and intelligence he did not imagine they could, her life starts to change. Suddenly, her choices matter, not just for her, but for the future of all the slaves on Ore. Amidst the chaos of the political drama, war and tragedy, Cyanide finds a band. The ...

A catching story of love, ambition and vengeance unfolds as the twin girls from the elven kingdom, Cazal and Lien, grow up in a time of war. Playing their parts as only women can, with cunning and stealth, they end up on opposite sides as the war moves closer to home. The Hand of Fate is about to be attacked and stand to lose unless humans and elves unite against the mighty force of the dragons. All over the world, people have to ask themselves; do they want to fight to preserve the Hand of Fate that has until now, guided their lives or do they want the freedom to make mistakes and walk ...

Book six in the Magic Heart Series can be read without any knowledge of the rest of the series. It begins where the Starstone Series let’s go, and takes us through the time between the Starstone and the Legacy Series, all the way through the events that unfolded, leading to the cataclysm, and all of it is seen from the point of view, of the queen of old. Rewlain finally gets a voice of her own, bringing her into the Magic Heart Series, as a strong, independent woman, rather than the silent, stoic queen, she once was.

Winter sweeps across Spark and with it, the political scene changes for the young kings of Kalania. Responding to the rumours that Lace and Inis are held captive in Plyan, Nahiril and Leloquie find themselves forced to start a war against the empire they were both raised to serve. Nahen finds herself on the other side of the conflict, scared that her life in Siridar will come to an end, if war truly comes to Thanan once more.

The Twins is the second book in the Starstone Series. It is a catching, heartwarming, cruel and intriguing follow -up to The Hand of Fate, that will leave you spell bound, right from the start. In the aftermath of the war of the Crystal Valley, Cazal and Lien find themselves on the run, desperately trying to escape the reach of the dark wizard, Thalid, and the mysterious Shadow Cat, that seem intent on claiming the Starstone. The human kingdom is on the brink of civil war, placing Hanadrim and Lien, in midst of a scheme to overthrow the young King Chale of RoyAndor. Cazal finds no peace, ...