Iron Soul

Alex Adams knew college would be full of new challenges: living with her roommate Jenny, a crush on her roommate's boyfriend Arthur and navigating a whole new social scene, but a magical war wasn't part of the plan. Strange visions draw her towards new friends and their lives are changed forever when they learn that magic is returning to the world. However with the return of magic comes the return of an ancient enemy of humanity, the Sídhe, magical beings from another world set on enslaving Earth. The line between legend and history blurs as terrible forgotten truths come to light and their only allies are the three-thousand year old mages Merlin and Morgana who must teach them to control their own magical gifts if anyone is going to survive. The scars left by an ancient war bleed anew as Alex and her fellow mages face their futures.

Magic arises when invaders from other worlds threaten the Earth and it empowers mages to fight back the threat. Legend and history blur when mages emerge to protect the world and now they are needed once more. The newest generation of mages is struggling to balance their ordinary lives as college students in the small town of Ravenslake and their duty to defend an entire world from beings whose very physical nature is utterly alien. Still Alex Adams can't help but feel optimistic. She has control over her power thanks to the help of the legendary Merlin and Morgana and the reborn Iron Soul Arthur Pendred is her boyfriend with the sad reoccurring history of Lance and Jenny behind them. With the help of her friends, Alex feels ready to confront the threats to the Earth and repair her friendship with Jenny. Yet the mysterious Old One Chernobog is on his way with only a strange vision to guide them: a vision that warns of betrayal.

Alex Adams never considered herself a hero, much less the hero of the magical war she found herself a part of. She was only a mage because worlds never meant to interact were doing so. Merlin and Morgana trained her to control her powers, but nothing had prepared her for Arthur. Yet Alex has a promise to keep even if she didn't feel ready. Aiden's life was hanging in the balance and their best chance was in an artifact created by another Iron Soul and lost centuries ago. Now the newest generation of mages must leave Ravenslake behind and find the Iron Chalice to have any hope of saving their friend. Years after losing Arto to Medraut's betrayal Merlin and Morgana discover a young man with familiar talents. He is the key to answering a question from their past and revealing their futures. However, the Old One Badb is seeking the power of Cathanáil. It had taken all their power and the Iron Soul to end the last war, but now a new battle is looming on the horizon.

The past and the present blur as Alex dreams of lives and times not her own. With the magically bound Fae still out for blood, the mages need a way to break the spell. Merlin seeks Mjǫllnir, the Iron Hammer forged by the Iron Soul incarnation Thor. Driven by her dreams, Alex and her friends travel to Paris to search for the Iron Hammer and unravel the mystery of its past while waiting for Arthur's next move. Long ago, the young mage Thor seeks to understand the strange magic he wields and the mighty hammer he has created. His feelings for the Old One Sif and the continued danger of the Dark Elves complicate his once simple life. In World War II, a German professor is pulled into the Nazi party and their quest for power. He faces strange visions of the past and a heartbreaking choice. They share the same soul and a connection to the Iron Hammer, but their lives take very different directions as both seek to protect their world.