E A Setser

Everyone Has Their ObsessionsThe Avatars of Fate are dead. Ouristihra is safe from their Goddess of Chaos. The Coalition has disbanded, the survivors scattering or integrating into the fledgling Task Force. And the Hybrids are down to their last.But with a new God of Chaos on the rise, such losses are unacceptable. Not with Phoenix making death less than inevitable.Sinkua knows the rules. He can't resurrect the long deceased, and he can't resurrect Hybrids. But he's never been good at taking "can't" at face value. All the less so since Yggdrasil helped him get around the first rule.The plan is simple. Find the others Hybrids. Use Epesol on them. Then use it on himself. But when Epesol falls through the river dividing the afterlife from the Netherworld, they're off in pursuit across the twisting and strangely barren expanses.Old foes and friends return to haunt. Past lives contend with modern sensibilities. Secrets of the Etherworlders and the ancient world are revealed. And when a certain Etherworlder opposes the plan, complications can only deepen.Sinkua's reincarnation is the least of their worries.

Everyone Has Their LimitsThe Heniokhos Disaster has resulted in several blocks of property damage and innumerable casualties, including two of the Hybrids. Phylus is still lost in Tanelen, and the ultimatum of war is fast approaching.But The Avatars of Fate have suffered blows of their own. Most of The Named have been eliminated. Their recruitment efforts have been stonewalled. And a critical line of communication has been severed.The revelation of a turncoat, however, brings The Coalition's very foundation under scrutiny. This apostate breathes new life into The Avatars' operations. Though perhaps it's a life that's been present all along. The prophesied arising draws near.Eldritch beings herald the return of one more power for the Hybrids' arsenal. Buried deep underground for millennia, it may be the last hope against The Avatars' enigmatic Goddess.Even though it failed once before.

Everyone Has Their StoriesHalf a decade has passed since the ArcNosian Civil War. Nations have been rebuilt. Peace has been restored. And The Avatars of Fate have been deathly silent. No sooner are Sinkua and Eytea called back to ArcNos than the gears begin turning again. Money begins vanishing from ArcNos. Scandals threaten the new power structure. Sinkua ends up at the center of a debacle that threatens Galo's sovereignty. Old allies and new faces emerge as an anti-Avatar force called The Coalition. They've worked in secret for decades, but the time has come for their disclosure. Because two of them have their necks in The Avatars' nooses. Nikasu, the girl in the lab and a fifth Hybrid, needs to be rescued. A dichotomous man's very nature hinges on Vielle's decisions. Everyone is forced to reassess what they know about The Avatars, the Hybrids, and the foggily defined Epimetheus Trial. Suppressed memories and existential quandaries bring many to confront their past before they can face the future. And The Avatars' divide and conquer tactics threaten far more than alliances and friendships. Their campaign of chaos only begins in The Northlands.

Everyone Has Their SecretsIn Berinin, a new Chieftain Heir is born, but only his grandfather and a child from ArcNos know the truth of his birth. In Ferya, a denial of paternity fractures a family. In Ivaria, the plight of an orphan motivates his adoptive father to seek a child of his own blood.These four children -- MeiLom of ArcNos, Galo of Berinin, Eytea of Ferya, and Vielle of Ivaria -- are part of a long-forgotten line of hominids called Hybrids.Soon after, an ArcNosian soldier walks into the clutches and care of a shadow group with technology paling all of Ouristihra. Thus begins his rise to power, flanked by The Avatars of Fate as they preach the doctrine of The Epimetheus Trial.With their hands firmly in the Northland powerhouse, The Avatars' focus is twofold. Topple the rest of the continent. And eradicate the Hybrids.Derelicts, rebels, and refugees come together to overthrow the new power structure and drive out The Avatars. Nobody knows where they came from or what they're ultimately after. But one thing is certain."We need to operate under the assumption that nobody is coming to our rescue."