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Overview: Stephen J. Wolf earned his PhD in science education in 2006, and has worked as a middle school science teacher since 2001. His passion for chemistry and physics was inspired by watching Mr. Wizard's World as a child, and learning that many of life's biggest and most fascinating mysteries could be explained through science. When he isn't helping his students discover logic and wonder in the classroom, Wolf enjoys spending time with his partner Kevin, and watching Doctor Who with their two cats, Merlin and Monty. Wolf currently resides in New York.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy

0.1 Delminor's Trials - Prequel to books 1-4
The Red Jade was just a myth, its shards only whispered about among the mages.

Practitioners of the magic arts pull from the elements available to them, casting complex incantations and deciphering intricate runes, making magic inaccessible except to the most dedicated learners. Wishing to unlock the secrets of magic for all mages, Delminor pursues knowledge of the elements and the secrets of the Red Jade. His efforts, however, are hindered by the ever-raging war between Hathreneir and Kallisor.

The discovery of one mystical shard lights a thirst in Delminor to hunt any others in existence, but at a cost. Not all agree with his goal of sharing knowledge across the lands, and not all would use his powers for good.

Delminor's trials begin before the War of the Colossus and continue on for decades to come. Only perseverance can help him now.

1. Journeys in Kallisor
Two kingdoms, devastated by generations of conflict.

One powerful artifact, capable of bringing peace to the land-once and for all.
It's been twenty years since Delminor attempted to unite the shattered shards of the Red Jade, and twenty years since the mage's quest was cut tragically short. Now Delminor's son, Dariak, is determined to pick up where his father left off, locating the remaining pieces and bringing an end to all wars.
But in the mage-intolerant kingdom of Kallisor, it isn't long before he runs into trouble. When a farmer named Gabrion, grief-stricken by the kidnapping of his girlfriend, brings a captured Dariak before the Kallisorian king, both men wind up sent to the dungeons-until a thief named Kitalla, endowed with a unique magical power, secures their escape.
Now the three strangers, hailing from warring kingdoms, find themselves working together to locate the pieces of the Red Jade. But it proves to be a journey fraught with dangers, as the trio battles feral creatures and other mysterious forces along the way.

2. The Shattered Shards
The shattered shards in a shattered land…

With the fall of the Prisoner’s Tower, Dariak and his companions head west toward his home kingdom of Hathreneir. The group struggles against feral creatures while striving to avoid the king’s soldiers. With each piece of the Red Jade, Dariak’s powers grow, but—as in Pindington—he can’t always control them.

As the group journeys through the opposing kingdoms, each member must confront his or her past. Though they gather allies along the way, the war looms closer and peace seems ever out of reach. Only uniting the jade fragments can save them, or so Dariak believes.

The desert expanse of Hathreneir reaches silently toward the lush fields of Kallisor. Restoring the balance of magic can save the realms, but with the shards in the hands of foes, and two kings locked in an ages-old battle, the Red Jade isn’t the only thing that is shattered.

3. The Assembly
The ebb and flow of power...

With one jade left to reclaim, the team fractures, further jeopardizing Dariak's quest for peace. Heading deeper into Hathreneir, he seeks the final shard.

The war between the two kingdoms escalates as troops are stationed at the borders and skirmishes erupt. Time is running out for Dariak to unify the shards and make his power known to the kings.

Pushing through the growing battles, Kitalla sets her personal goals aside to rebuild their team and reclaim the balance that is missing from her life.

Only with the will of the jades can the companions hope to overcome the odds and assemble the Red Jade at last. Delminor's legacy looms before them all.

4. The Forgotten Tribe
A castle destroyed... The jades drained...

With the companions and the jades united, Dariak’s quest should have already ended, but more work remains. As with Delminor, who assembled the jades two decades earlier, bringing the shards together led only to further devastation.

To complete his quest, Dariak must solve the final complication and unite the Red Jade permanently, without destroying any more of the world around him.

Only with the help of his companions can the talented mage hope to bring peace to the lands of Kallisor and Hathreneir. Only together can they uncover the truth of the Forgotten Tribe.