Beginning's End Series
Beginning
Book One
USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May, brings you the story of how the prophecies began--before Evie, before Katerina--starting from the very beginning. The Beginning's End Series is a prequel and continuation of the bestselling YA/NA series about love, betrayal, magic and fantasy. Welcome to W.J. May's world of paranormal, full of shifters, fae, fairy, witches, dragons, dark magic... and did I mention the vampires?
Learn to fight, it is the only option
You've read the ending, but there is a beginning to every story…
Centuries before the creation of the five kingdoms, when the great houses were still forming and the realm was ruled by fae, a small band of companions set out on a journey.
Kiera had never left her village. It was a stroke of luck that she wasn't there when the dragon attacked. Without any friends or family, without a shred of hope that anyone might believe her, she strikes off alone into the forest, looking for people that can help.
The world is new and untamed. The people are leaderless and wild. There has never been an alliance to unite them, but an alliance is exactly what the realm needs.
Because a darkness is coming.
One that threatens to consume them all…
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Curiosity
Book Two
USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May, brings you the story of how the prophecies began--before Evie, before Katerina--starting from the very beginning. The Beginning's End Series is a prequel and continuation of the bestselling YA/NA series about love, betrayal, magic and fantasy. Welcome to W.J. May's world of paranormal, full of shifters, fae, fairy, witches, dragons, dark magic... and did I mention the vampires?
Learn to fight, it is the only option
Life's a game of chance…
When Kiera's village was destroyed by a three-headed dragon, she thought her biggest problem was going to be getting people to believe her story. Little did she know, the dragon was going to be the least of her troubles…
After finding the proof they needed in the charred remains of Cattaling, the three friends set out on a journey across the realm to find the answers that they seek.
But the road is often perilous and filled with creatures that would kill them just as easily as a dragon. When the bonds between them are tested, they're found to be new—easy to splinter and break.
The journey seems endless and time is not on their side. It's only a matter of time before the creature returns, and when it does, they need to be ready. How does one fight such an enemy? Where could it have been hiding all this time? Can just three lone companions make a difference?
Or are the fates simply not on their side?
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Scrutiny
Book Three
USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May, brings you the story of how the prophecies began--before Evie, before Katerina--starting from the very beginning. The Beginning's End Series is a prequel and continuation of the bestselling YA/NA series about love, betrayal, magic and fantasy. Welcome to W.J. May's world of paranormal, full of shifters, fae, fairy, witches, dragons, dark magic... and did I mention the vampires?
Learn to fight, it is the only option
How do you answer, when the devil comes to call?
When a swarm of monsters crashed out of the forest, Kiera thought it would be a struggle just to stay alive. But it's not enough to survive, one must also defend. And as fate would have it, there was an ever greater danger lurking in those trees.
Old enemies surface and ancient grudges come to light, as a new player enters the field. One that could bring ruin to them all. One whose intentions are never quite what they seem. The newfound fellowship is shaken to the core, but as they are constantly reminded, time is not on their side.
Other places in the realm have felt the burn of the dragon. A strange change is coming over the land, creeping like a shadow, silent as a dream. With no kingdoms there to stop it, no massing armies to fight back, such a darkness could consume them.
The friends need answers. But will they get them in time…?
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Foresight
Book Four
USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May, brings you the story of how the prophecies began--before Evie, before Katerina--starting from the very beginning. The Beginning's End Series is a prequel and continuation of the bestselling YA/NA series about love, betrayal, magic and fantasy. Welcome to W.J. May's world of paranormal, full of shifters, fae, fairy, witches, dragons, dark magic... and did I mention the vampires?
Learn to fight, it is the only option
How long can you hold back the tide?
When Kiera and her friends reach the hollow, they think they're finally going to get the answers they so desperately seek. How can they kill a dragon? How can they even find it? But instead of answers, they're left with riddles and even more questions.
Instead of returning to civilization, instead of rallying more people to their side, the friends make a decision that sets them upon an even more dangerous quest than the one they were on before.
They're going after the dragon themselves.
The will is strong, but the journey is fraught with peril and their newfound fellowship isn't as stable as it seemed. The world is changing and those turbulent forces are getting stronger every day.
How do you hunt such a monster? What can you do if you find it?
One way or another, they're about to find out.
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Disavow
Book Five
Learn to fight, it is the only option
You never know what you have, until it's gone…
When the friends wake up and Jesse is missing, they tear the realm apart trying to find him. But their enemy travels on light footsteps and he may be closer than they think.
It is a race against the clock, as the world begins to slowly unravel. A twisting shadow is creeping over the kingdoms, consuming everything that stands before it, and not everyone finds themselves on the same side. While dragon circles ever above them, Kiera finds herself facing a much smaller problem and a much different kind of question.
They had believed Marrow had done nothing to help them, but perhaps they had been mistaken. Perhaps he had been helping them all along. Perhaps he'd even given them the solution.
Something powerful enough to help them. Something small enough to fit inside a pocket.
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Trickery
Book Six
Learn to fight, it is the only option
Be careful what you wish for…
Since setting out from the ashes of her village, Kiera has kept her mind on the quest and her eyes on the dragon—never wondering about the mysterious token guiding her every step. But the fates don't bestow gifts lightly, and a dragon might not be the most dangerous threat to the realm.
Kiera gives herself over to the power of the stone, hoping for answers, but all she discovers is that trouble may be closer than she feared. For the enemy has many faces, and true friends seem harder and harder to find. With dragonfire scorching the horizons, the gang finds themselves faced with a terrible choice. One that may change the very course of history.
One that may tear their beloved fellowship to shreds.
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Wisdom
Book Seven
Learn to fight, it is the only option
What can you do, when a dark sun rises?
Trapped in a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the mountains, Kiera and her friends find themselves in a fight for survival. But help comes in the most unlikely of places, and the beginnings of a new alliance are set tentatively into place. The sails are raised and the badlands are in reach.
But the fates have several more adventures in store…
In the sun-scorched deserts at the end of the world, the hunt continues for the dragon. The friends are pushed to the end of their limits, but appearances can be deceiving and Kiera finds herself faced with a fateful choice.
A choice that could set the world aflame, and be the ruin of everyone. A choice that could shape the course of the realm for centuries to come.
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Decree
Book Eight
Learn to fight, it is the only option
In order to rise from the ashes, one must walk through the flames.
When Kiera found herself face to face with a dragon, she was certain her life was finished. The truth settled for a single moment, before her world disappeared in a cloud of smoke and flame. But fire was not the end of her story, it was only the beginning.
After discovering a mysterious castle in the heart of the desert, the friends must race back to their homeland to warn the fae about the damaris and Sorne. But secret forces are conspiring against them, and it won't be so easy to return home. After finding some unlikely help from a friend, the gang finally reaches the eastern shore, but when a disastrous turn of events leaves them stranded in the icy plains of the north, they find themselves in trouble once again.
How many times can they roll the dice, before it catches up with them? Can they warn the rest of their world about the darkness in time? More importantly, how is Kiera still breathing?
How does a person survive a breath of dragon fire…?
Be careful who you trust... Even the devil was once an angel.
Influence
Book Nine
Learn to fight, it is the only option
Be careful what you wish for…it might just come true.
When the friends were shipwrecked along a frozen tundra, they didn't know whether they would make it home again. When they were attacked by savage beasts, they had no plan to survive. When Kiera threw up her hands to defend them, they had no idea what might happen.
But in that moment, the gift of the dragon sparked to life.
Only a few weeks they've been gone, but the tides are already changing. A raven carrying their fateful news soars into the distance, and they wait desperately for a reply. They had believed their quest to be almost finished, but discover that a new chapter of their journey is only beginning.
The fates do not bestow gifts lightly, and great power must be handled with great care. But Kiera was not the only mortal chosen for such greatness. Her stone has a twin.
A twin that has fallen into dangerous hands…
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Prevail
Book Ten
Learn to fight, it is the only option
Who says you can never go home again…?
When Kiera and her friends are rescued by Eden's father and whisked away to a distant land, they think their troubles are over. No longer will they face the darkness alone, there is an army of immortals behind them. But all is not well between the fae, and a secret agenda threatens to unravel the delicate balance they've worked so hard to keep.
The clock is ticking, and the dragon circles ever closer. Freedom will be granted only through compromise, but is the cost too great? What things must they sacrifice? What lies must they tell?
By the time the dust settles, will there be anything left?
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Dignified
Book Eleven
Learn to fight, it is the only option
An arrow flies over the water…and two lives hang in the balance.
After delivering their warning in the ivory citadel, the friends think their part of the story is over. Little do they realize, the adventure has only begun. While fleeing the island, a shocking act of violence brings heavy casualties. But every disaster has a silver lining, and the fellowship finds itself stronger than ever before. Stronger, but different. War is coming, and not everyone stands on the same side.
The immortal army is gathering its forces, but the battle has already started on the other side of the sea. Darkness has struck, and the realm is bleeding. A thousand rising voices, and a thousand ready swords. Is there anything that can unite them? Is there anything that can cross the immortal divide?
Or have some wounds struck too deep…?
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.
Honored
Book Twelve
Learn to fight, it is the only option
Be careful who you invite to the table, they might end up running the game…
From the moment the Tezerin horde swept into the valley, it became clear that Kiera and her friends weren't getting out. An alliance with the warlords had sounded good in theory, but they had waded far from the shoreline, and those quick-churning waters could just as easily drown.
Forced to smile their way through what was quickly becoming a hostage situation, the friends try to navigate a razor's edge of warring agendas and peaked tempers, content to merely escape the palace with their lives. But there are secrets held within the Tezerin valley.
Secrets dark as the night that bore them. Secrets older than the earliest whispers of time.
Be careful who you trust.
Even the devil was once an angel.