JA Andrews

The tale of how an orphaned thief escaped the slums, united a nation, and brought a mighty empire to its knees. The truth is neither plain nor simple. Sable, a reluctant thief from the slums, can feel truth when people speak. For years she’s been using that skill to try to break free from the...

Runelight, book one Kate thought finding the puzzle box would give her all the answers—but it only holds far more desperate questions. Kate is a Keeper—a storyteller, magic-wielder, and researcher—but a single mystery has evaded her all her life: What happened on the tragic day when two...

Kate thought finding the puzzle box would give her all the answers—but it only holds far more desperate questions. Kate is a Keeper—a storyteller, magic-wielder, and researcher—but a single mystery has evaded her all her life: What happened on the tragic day when two strangers stole not...

Sable just wants an escape from the corner of the world she's trapped in, but what lies outside is far more dangerous… Sable would do anything to break free from the ruthless gang boss she's indebted to before he corrupts her younger sister or discovers Sable's magical ability to sense the...

Only one profession is at once more reviled and revered than any other...that of the hired blade. The paid killer. The assassin....

I wish more of the nudges that shaped history were the gentle kind—the signing of a treaty, the commitment to protect the weak, the spreading of a story that would enlighten minds. Alas, humans are more prone to stagnate than to change willingly, and so most nudges are given with force and...

Tomkin Thornhewn, youngest son of the Duke of Marshwell, has a problem: He’s not heroic. Regardless of his aspirations, the bookish, untrained young man is better suited to recording the deeds of heroes than being one himself....

When Mallon the Undying threatened the land years ago, the elves stopped him—and then disappeared. Now Mallon's followers seek to bring him back to finish what he started. Only the Keepers—storytellers, historians, and magic-wielders—are left to stand against them. Alaric, who betrayed...

The growing power in Sable’s words nearly changed the world. Until she was betrayed and silenced. A year ago, on the land’s biggest stage, Sable’s voice nearly burned down the carefully constructed lies of the Kalesh Empire. Now, Sable’s skills are merely tools in High Prioress...

Every step of their journey has brought Kate and Venn to new mysteries. Every answer led to new questions. Every victory led to new, troubling problems. In Lastlight, they have one more chance to figure out the truth behind the events of the White Wood, solve the riddle of Renault's cursed...

Keeper Kate has spent weeks searching for her missing brother. Following his trail, studying clues, and using the mysterious aenigma box to help reconstruct the story of what had happened to him. But she's gotten the story dreadfully, catastrophically wrong. Now, faced with the losses and scars...