SHATTERED STARS

Xela is the most powerful mage in the universe. If you asked her.

A few centuries of stealing what she wants and fighting when it's fun have left her bored — and her best friend Nigel, a fugitive Pearl princess, has finally talked her into going legitimate. Become a Witch. Form a Coven. Don't get caught. It's quite romantic the more she thinks about it.

Enter Dr. Jack Bennett — disgraced researcher, whiskey enthusiast, and the kind of infuriating genius that forces him to seek funding from all the wrong people. He's chasing an impossible theory: magic that belongs to no one. He'll need Xela's help to prove it. If only he could stay away from her.

The old gods sleeping beneath the Citadel are hungry, and the Order will get their Donations — one way or another. The version of herself that Xela has spent seven centuries running from is suddenly the only thing that can save the people she's just decided to keep.