Amanda Crowe: 3 books

A valuable artifact has been stolen from an isolated monastery, and Tallis will have trouble finding it when the temple elder won't tell him what it is. The monks have good reason to be secretive, given the centuries of religious persecution after the fall of the Emperor who represented their gods....

As Brannon's nineteenth birthday approaches, the priests in charge of the old religion are more determined than ever to force him to accept his mantle as Emperor. With Tallis' assistance, Brannon researches his history and learns more about the machinations of the men who would put him on the throne....

Upon graduating from the Warder Academy, Brannon's first assignment is to stop someone from systematically destroying the monasteries where he grew up. Although still bitter about his treatment at the hands of the monks, Brannon is determined to prove himself as a Warder. Unfortunately for him, he's...