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Clan Valor Book 1: Pieces

An underground laboratory, hidden from the world. The death of a king and the assassination of a prince. A world of mana, mystech, and conspiracy. Alyssa Gilly is one of many scientists employed in the city of Latarvia. Previously assigned to a desk job answering questions about the properties of mana cells, Alyssa is given the opportunity to join top-tier researchers of various fields as the head researcher’s personal laboratory assistant. As she pushes the boundaries of genetic research, Alyssa must ask herself how far she is willing to push to further her career. Robert Valford and Gregory Coyle are freelance bounty hunters, making a name for themselves by finding wanted fugitives and bringing them to justice. Following the sudden death of King Ergon and Prince Renji, crime is on the rise as anarchists and opportunists alike begin to band together, forming Clans each with their own motives and bones to pick. Suddenly Robert and Greg find themselves not only out of work but on the other side of being hunted. Also navigating this new territory is a young outcast that can’t remember who he is or where he came from, a chef pulled into the underbelly of the city, and a talented mana user looking for a home. As the line between right and wrong becomes more blurred by the ever changing political landscape, and their stories become more and more entwined, our heroes must discover who they are and what they stand for.

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Clan Valor Book 2: Pride

Planning to lay low after getting a glimpse of how deep Agency secrets and the vigilante justice in the city can go, Clan Valor arrives in the small lakeside town of Riley. Ex-bounty hunters Robert Valford and Gregory Coyle, scientist Alyssa Gilly, Dark Science survivor known only as Rey, mana-user Icalia Reignstar, and professional chef Marc Colt, all hope to have a moment of rest, recoup, and define not only their own goals but what it means to be a clan in this strange new world.

Our heroes' pasts meet their egos as residents of the town treat them as outsiders, traumatic memories and failures surface again and again, and each clan member struggles with their own important questions left unanswered. Can Clan Valor live up to the image it has created for itself or will their pride drive them apart?

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Clan Valor Book 3: Sequence

Every choice has a consequence, every decision, a fallout.
Clan Valor, high on the sensation of victory and relief of safety, is ready for much needed rest and comradery before they buckle back down on their ambitions and goals. When their guard was at its lowest, opportunity struck, and now Alyssa and Rey find themselves face-to-face with the fallout of their own bid for safety weeks before. Robbie's plan for rescue crumbles as he is swept away by the whim of his allies in pursuit of their own goals. Fractured, leaderless, and trying to keep the clan together, Marc, Greg, and Icalia must make a plan to reunite everyone, or fall trying.
The first collection of the Clan Valor saga comes full circle, as everyone is taken back to where it all began; Lab Site Three, where Alyssa first came face-to-face with dark science Latarvia, where Clan Valor first met, joined forces, and discovered what other practices have been kept from the public eye And the Northern Continent, where even greater mysteries lie to be rediscovered, reawakened Join our heroes as they struggle with what they do not know and find themselves deciding when to fight, when to comply, and most importantly, who lives and who dies.

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