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"To rescue her homeland from tyranny, Neryn must seek out the powerful Guardians to complete her training as a Caller"--.

In 1888 New York City, seventeen-year-old governess Verity Newton agrees to become a spy, whatever the risk, after learning that the man for whom she has feelings sympathizes with rebels developing non-magical sources of power, via steam engines, in hopes of gaining freedom from British rule.

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome.

Flynn, leader of the rebellion on Avon, captures Jubilee "Lee" Chase, captain of the forces sent to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but later saves her and the two, caught between sides in a senseless war, flee together.

In Freedom, where Thinkers rule and Rules should never be broken, Raine, daughter of the Director, is expected to spy on her roommate, Vi, and report back to him in case heavy brainwashing is not enough to prevent Vi from remembering the secrets he is anxious to keep hidden.

In a world where Thinkers control the population and Rules are not meant to be broken, fifteen-year-old Violet Schoenfeld must make a choice to control or be controlled after learning truths about her "dead" sister and "missing" father.

"Jag, Zenn, Vi, and the rest of the resistance are determined to take down the Thinkers, but there is a traitor among them, who could cost them their cause--and their lives"--Provided by publisher.

Gifted with powerful control over elemental magic, Iolanthe Seabourne is the one prophesied to end the reign of the Bane, a tyrant mage who rules the Realm with an iron fist. Guiding her in her journey is Prince Titus, who sees her as merely a means to regain his lost throne. When he begins to fall in love with her, however, he must decide whether the success of their mission is worth the loss of her life.

Discusses the history of the Colombian guerrilla group, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.