If life knocked you down, would you risk everything you had left to reach for the stars? Collected in print for the first time, the five episodes in this volume tell the first story of the starship Satori and her crew. The perils they will face are as vast as space itself. And they have only each other to rely upon. Will humanity's first starship also be its last?

Compiled together for the first time - the first three volumes of the stunning Blackwell Magic series. Begin a journey into an amazing world of magic and danger. Be forewarned, though - most fans have a hard time putting these books down once they begin reading!Book One - By Darkness RevealedRyan Blackwell thought to escape his magic by burying himself in the military college at Northshield, Vermont. But Northshield University has a secret: a nexus of magic power that people will kill to control. The darkness is rising. Even if Ryan masters his powers, can he stand against it, or will it swallow him whole?Book Two - Ashes AscendantDanger looms over Northshield once more. Elemental fire is running wild on campus, and only Ryan has a chance of beating back the flames. He finds himself in the midst of terrible choices that will put his life and the lives of everyone he dares care about on the line.Book Three - Dead In WinterRyan might have gone to Northshield University to flee his magic, but one deadly encounter after another has forced him to rely on his powers for survival instead. Flinging spells around has attracted attention of the wrong - and deadly - kind.Special offer inside for a free additional novella from the Blackwell Magic series, unavailable for sale anywhere and exclusive to fans!

The final book to the Adventures of the Starship Satori, a new novel by USA Today bestselling author Kevin McLaughlin. Since their first encounter with the crew of the Satori, the alien Naga have been hunting. The technology the Satori uses is a powerful remnant from a nightmare race the Naga believed had been extinguished eons ago. They will do anything to find the Satori's home, capture the ship, and enslave or destroy humanity. At long last their hunt has borne fruit. The Naga have found Earth. As a fleet of battle cruisers closes with the planet, humanity rises with the one weapon they can possibly use to defend themselves - the Satori. But this time the ship and her crew might not be enough to stop the enemy. It will require every weapon the Earth can bring to bear, and every sacrifice that humanity can make to win the day. The stakes have never been higher. This time, if they fail, the Earth burns.

Darkness Raven didn't know that the pools of shadow in dark corners can hide terrible secrets...until the day the monsters came out of the dark and tore her life to shreds. Stolen Her husband is dead. Her daughter is stolen. Only now does Raven know what the most precious things in her life really are. Or what she'll give to get them back. Heart Magic, demons, and more stand in her way. But no matter what it takes, Raven will take back the child that was stolen from her. Book 2 - Webs in the Dark - is available now! Link: http: //mybook.to/raven2

"Love remembers; love supports. Love defends. But above all else, love overcomes all obstacles. Love is the greatest force of nature." Nothing is ordinary, simple, or easy when you're a cat adopted by Henry. Invading constructs. Killer machines. Betrayal. Noelle wouldn't trade even a moment of it. (A Steampunk short story.)