When Staci was first shunted off to the backwater town of Silence, Maine to live with her alcoholic mother, she thought her life was over. Silence had none of the amenities a typical teen in the twenty-first century considered essential: no cell service and barely any internet connectivity. But Staci soon learned that Silence was more than a town left behind by progress. The first family of Silence, the Blackthorns,ย likedย the town that way. The Blackthorns were dark elves who fed off the misery of the residence of Silence.
But now, all that's changing for the better. With the help of Staci and her friends, the Blackthorns have been all but defeated. Industry is returning to Silence, and Staci's mom is improving with each passing day. There's even a cute new busboy at the diner.
But evil dies hard. And Staci, now a mage-in-training, senses that the Blackthorns have not yet given up the. The soul of Silence is on the line, and it is up to Staci and her friends to fight back against the encroaching darkness.
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Serrated Edge Series
Born to Runย (#1) by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
Wheels of Fireย (#2) by Mercedes Lackey and Mark Shepherd
When the Bough Breaksย (#3) by Mercedes Lackey and Holly Lisle
Chrome Circleย (#4) by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
Stoned Soulsย (#5) by Mercedes Lackey
Elvendudeย (#6) by Mark Shepherd
Spiritrideย (#7) by Mark Shepherd
Lazerwarzย (#8) by Mark Shepherd
Silenceย (#9) by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin
The Chrome Borneย (omni contains Born to Run and Chrome Circle) by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
The Other Worldย (omni contains When the Bough Breaks and Wheels of Fire) by Mercedes Lackey, Mark Shepherd and Holly Lisle
Mercedes Lackeyย is theย New York Timesย best-selling author of the Bardic Voices series and the Serrated Edge series (both Baen), the Heralds of Valdemar series, and many more. She's the coauthor of the contemporary meta-hero SF series The Secret World Chronicle. Among her popular Baen titles areย The Fire Rose,ย The Lark and the Wren, and alsoย The Shadow of the Lionย andย Burdens of the Deadย with Eric Flint and Dave Freer. She lives in Oklahoma.
Cody Martinย is a coauthor with Mercedes Lackey of five other books in the metahero saga The Secret World Chronicle, including entriesย Invasion, World Divided, Revolution, Collision, andย Avalanche. He is also the coauthor of the previous entry in The Serrated Edge series,ย Silence. He is an avid gamer, but spends his extra time chained to a computer, writing. Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, he currently resides in Florida.