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In one of the last cities standing after the world fell to monsters, best friends Zed Kagari and Brock Dunderfel have high hopes for the future. Zed desperately wishes to join the ranks of the Mages Guild, where his status as Freestone's only half-elf might finally be an asset. Brock, the roguishly handsome son of merchants, is confident he'll be welcomed into the ranks of the Merchants Guild. But just as it seems the boys' dreams have come true, their lives take a startling turn...and they find themselves members of the perilous Adventurers Guild.

Zed, Brock, and their friends may have saved Freestone from destruction, but the fight against the Dangers is far from over. No one knows what to expect next from the dark power that forced the elves to abandon their city. And the influx of elf refugees in Freestone strains resources and brews resentment among the townspeople. Things have shifted between best friends Zed and Brock, as well, with their friendship crumbling under the weight of the secrets they're keeping from each other.

After the events at Llethanyl, city of the elves, Zed is cut off from his friends - unable to warn them about a dangerous enemy on the move. And their recent heroism in defeating the evil that cast the elves from their home doesn’t keep the Adventurers Guild in the Freestoners’ good graces for long.

Melanie Gate is a foundling with a peculiar talent for opening the unopenable—any lock releases at the touch of her hand. One night, her orphanage is visited by Traveler, a gearling automaton there on behalf of his magical mistress, who needs an apprentice pronto. When Melanie is selected because of her gift, her life changes in a flash, and in more ways than she knows—because Traveler is not at all what he seems. But then, neither is Melanie Gate.

New Rotterdam is no place for a kid—and that’s what Emrys Houtman likes about it. Emrys obsessively documents his town’s urban legends and cryptid sightings in a Wiki, along with his neighbors and fellow horror fans Hazel and Serena. It’s all in good fun until one day, the trio stumbles upon the Doomsday Archives, a collection of relics with dazzling powers and dangerous consequences. When a mysterious blood-red hourglass begins appearing around town and children begin to go missing, the trio must band together to stop the horrors plaguing New Rotterdam, or risk losing their home.

Zed, Brock und ihre Freunde haben Freestone vor der Vernichtung bewahrt. Doch niemand weiß, was die dunkle Macht, die die Elfen aus ihrer Stadt Llethanyl vertrieben hat, als nächstes plant. Die Überlebenden lagern nun auf dem Marktplatz von Freestone und die Spannungen zwischen Elfen und Stadtbewohnern nehmen immer mehr zu. In ihrer Not beauftragt die Königin der Elfen die Schattenläufer mit einer scheinbar unmöglichen Mission: der Rettung Llethanyls! Zed und Brock nehmen den Auftrag an. Doch dunkle Geheimnisse belasten ihre Freundschaft und bringen die Mission in große Gefahr!

In Freestone, einer der letzten freien Städte im Reich Terryn, fiebern Kaufmannssohn Brock und Halbelf Zed dem wichtigsten Tag in ihrem jungen Leben entgegen. Die bevorstehende Gildenzeremonie wird über ihre gesamte Zukunft entscheiden. Als die beiden Freunde schließlich bei den Abenteurern landen, können sie es nicht fassen: Die Mitglieder dieser Gilde beschützen die Stadt vor den Monstern hinter der dicken Stadtmauer und setzen dabei nicht selten ihr Leben aufs Spiel. Für Zed und Brock beginnt eine aufregende Zeit - und noch ahnen sie nichts von der Gefahr, die im Inneren der Mauern lauert.

Unlike her friends Emrys and Serena, Hazel is struggling to adjust to magic and to their new roles as the secret protectors of New Rotterdam. She’s already worried about her mom, who works endless shifts at the hospital to make ends meet, and now she also has to defend their entire town from supernatural forces. If only Hazel could figure out how to use her relic, the Magnus Crown, which has the power to transform matter, including turning lead into gold … gold that would certainly help ease her family’s financial issues.