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A series by Corrine Shroud  
  
           
 

As the new girl in school Mirage faced hostility. Not so much becasue she was the new girl, more because she wasn't human! MInd you, that was just the first of her rapidly mounting problems . . .

  Child of the Dusk  

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Child of The Dusk
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Mirage’s first day in a human high school; can she survive? Or will her Child of the Dusk pride get her killed?

  Raven Flames  

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Raven Flames
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The rain begins to fall as HUMANITY prepares to attack Mirage’s home. Will she survive the betrayal waiting for her, or will hatred’s fire claim her life?

  Smouldering Pain  

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Marksman Law
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Mirage must go into hiding as the humans demand her blood. How will she escape Paradise when the Marksman Law has placed a target on her head?

  Shadow Cords  

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Shadow Cords
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Mirage must go into hiding as the humans demand her blood. No matter how hard she tries to leave Paradise, something tethers her to the human city. It’s up to her to confront the new strength that binds her soul.

  Resonant Past  

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Resonant Past
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Reluctantly traveling together, Mirage and Michael follow the Altruistics’ advice and seek the banished Child of the Soil, Spiritwolf. Will he provide them the shelter and knowledge they need?

  Banished  

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Banished
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Joined by the young, wrongfully banished Child of the Soil, Spiritwolf, Mirage and Michael begin their search for a way to break the Shadow Cords that connect them mentally. Meanwhile, trouble begins to brew within HUMANITY’S ranks.

  Withered Calm  

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Tracked down by her aunt, Mirage fights the urge to follow her to see her mother as HUMANITY hunts for her. Devastation follows her; will she call on the Shades again in the sight of the cult’s new attack?

  HUMANITY  

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Delicate Silence
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Spiritwolf departs to find help for Mirage, leaving her and Michael alone. Can they get along for long enough for the Child of the Soil to return? The rising tension in HUMANITY has Michael uneasy, and there’s little he can do when he’s hiding such a large secret from the cult.

  The Forgotten  

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The Forgotten
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The Forgotten Ones return with Spiritwolf to speak to Mirage and she feels the powerful aura of a Child of the Dusk. Will it be now that her Shadow Cords to the Monarch be broken?

  Taken  

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Taken
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When Michael is kidnapped from The Forgotten’s home, Mirage must ignore her injuries and changing powers to find him before it’s too late.

  Abandoned  

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Abandoned
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Michael faces a tough decision as he struggles with the prophesy that Serenity saw before her murder. Should he leave and return to HUMANITY? Just what is it that binds him to Mirage’s side?

  Ablaze  

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Ablaze
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Mirage’s injuries refuse to heal as her Transition begins and Spiritwolf takes her to the Emissary Hospital. She faces more dangers from within because of the Marksman Law. Can The Forgotten bring Michael back to help her?

  Fading  

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Fading
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Faced with a choice, can Michael decide between two aspects of his life, and after his choice will he be able to live with himself? Both decisions lead to the flames of Hell.

  The Truth of Loyalty  

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The Truth of Loyalty
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Michael must decide where the line of enemy and friend—of human and monster—is drawn as his Coronation draws nearer.

  Bound  

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Bound
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The one chance to save Mirage’s life is risky, and Michael’s few encounters with the Shades make him apprehensive. Can Tranquility, a Child of the Dawn, control the ancestors of the Shadowstart Tribe?

  Intircately Designed  

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Intricately Designed
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Can Michael cope with the consequences of the ceremony that saved Mirage’s life? How will he react when he learns what the Shades and Darkcaster have done to him?

  Not So Human  

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Not So Human
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Mirage and Michael strive to find some kind of common ground after the ceremony that saved Mirage’s life and changed Michael’s forever. Are their emotions strong enough to keep them together now that the Shadow Cords allow them to be apart?

  Echoes  

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Echoes
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Brought closer through the trials experienced, can Mirage trust Michael to completely abandon the beliefs that he’d been taught by HUMANITY since his birth?

  TThe Forgotten Tribe  

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The Forgotten Tribe
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Michael must learn the secret that Darkcaster is whispering in his dreams; it may be the Forgotten’s only chance to stop HUMANITY. The answer may be in Spiritwolf’s legends…

  Confrontations  

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Confrontations
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Michael returns to HUMANITY as an embassy for the Forgotten. Will it be possible for him to stop his father’s plans from the inside—and will he survive his last trip into HUMANITY?

  The Path Not Taken  

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The Path Not Taken
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The barriers to the Promised Lands are completely shattered, leaving the paramortals without distinctions from the human lands. Can Mirage and her tribe work with the Altruistics to help keep the peace?