Books by Karen Conlin

"The Academy is in mourning after students and instructors alike have been murdered in its halls, but the killer is now far away across the nine kingdoms or so they believe. When Ebon learns of a new threat within the Academy, he and his friends must work quickly to stop it for if anyone knows the terrible secret they conceal, they could all be put to death. As the school's danger looms, and Ebon faces increasing suspicion from the new Dean, he must infiltrate the family Yerrin and learn a dark truth if he hopes to survive"--Amazon.com.

The first novel in the epic sword & sorcery series readers are comparing to Robert Jordan and Terry Brooks.A #1 Fantasy BestsellerLoren dreams of escaping her cruel parents and becoming a great thief: Nightblade, a warrior of darkness and a champion of the light. Following the fugitive sorcerer Xain out of her forest home, she wears a stolen noble's cloak of fine black cloth and carries a dagger the world has not seen in centuries—a blade that can turn enemies to allies when she least expects it.Yet something keeps her from using that dagger to take a life.Soon she crosses paths with the smuggler family of Yerrin, invoking their wrath by stealing their most precious treasure. Yerrin’s reach is long, and they will not stop until they silence Loren forever.If she can survive, Loren may become the most infamous thief in the world. But if she fails, she will be only the first to burn in a war that threatens all the nine lands.The Nightblade Epic is a #1 fantasy bestseller, hailed as one of the best new sword and sorcery books in years. Your journey begins here.JOIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF READERS ON AN EPIC ADVENTURE.