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'Rogan has a privileged childhood in Redlands but does not live up to his parents? aspirations; he mixes with the wrong people and his interests, they tell all who will listen, are pedestrian and unambitious. His father decides that Rogan must study engineering at Redlands University. Rogan has other ideas, greater dreams. He rebels and is disowned only a few days after beginning studies at RedlandsU.Rogan has two talents that have helped him survive childhood. One is the ability to recognise auras emanating from mineral and gem deposits; the other is an innate wisdom in choosing good friends. Rogan is a builder, not a destroyer. He doesn?t simply hold his ground in battle but gains more. He is a natural leader who encourages his followers to be leaders themselves. Used to winning, even against the odds, always relying on his strong belief in ElWay, Rogan?s greatest threat is himself: he takes winning for granted. He marries young; life is perfect; and then the killers come and he is alone, guilt-ridden, angry, and hurting more than he has ever hurt. He joins the fleet being assembled to rescue fleeing refugees in war-torn Zhrebat, a nation north of Himal. Although the mission is a success, he returns to The Land without any real sense of tahl?qut ? redemption. Then Ruler Magenta calls on him to rebuild a run-down estate, replacing the evil sharath, Gaelu?un, who ruined it and drove its people into penury and worse; there, Rogan finds his redemption. He rebuilds the estate and rescues seven children from the perverted former sharath, making them his wards. Again, Rogan wins. He remarries and adopts his seven wards. Everything is perfect. Then, pursuing an enemy and her disciple, Rogan experiences loss, guilt and pain all over again. This time he also experiences humiliation, helplessness, and fear. Ruler Magenta deploys a major rescue mission but Rogan has escaped his imprisonment and disappeared. On his long walk home, he battles the effects of drugs, hunger and exhaustion, but never deviates from his purpose to regain his family and his life.' (Synopsis)

'North of Himal' follows the exploits of Prince Kanan, whom readers met in 'Blue'. He leads a mission to rescue a thousand refugees from the invading army of NiroVicht; the Zhrebatans remain in Ob'ronn for three anos before returning to The Zhrebat, a nation north of Himal. Kanan joins Zhyr Tashiqa there and together they rebuild the devastated country with help from many individuals, including anafa and amalfa (in The Zhrebat, these creatures communicate verbally with humans).Zhrebat is primarily a mountainous country with great forests, and broad plains to the north and west. To the east lies fabulous Zanista, home of a gentle, industrious green-skinned tribe; to the south lies the vast peaks of the Himal Knot and on the east is the sea and the busy, tropical nation of the pale, translucent Xuxu people; the northern neighbour is MoGol, birthplace of NiroVicht and governed by the Bur, an ancient paranoid and avaricious group plotting to conquer The Zhrebat whom they blame for their loss of power and prestige. The Bur also has its advocates in Zhrebat. Kanan learns that he must overcome the Bur before peace truly returns to The Zhrebat, but discovers that he is not alone in this quest. A small band of El-followers, the RebEls, resists the Bur in MoGol and helps to bring their nation from the darkness into the light. Kanan overcomes all and is transformed into what he desires to be, a man at one with his new nation and with the greater world of Adamadas.' (Synopsis)

'Asha of Blue learns to be a queen while a refugee in neighbouring Ob’ronn, home of the golden ones. Redlands, the third nation of The Land, an island continent on the planet Adamadas, also helps her reclaim her heritage from her murderous uncle, Endor the Wizard when she turns seventeen. It is a time of great change after a thousand anos of peace, as the final attempt by T’chata’a followers to regain their ancient, corrupt control over the entire planet triggers the LastWar. Asha overcomes her fears and leads the remnant of her people into a new life where their potential is realised and where she finds her own destiny. This is a story where spirit and physical life interact, and where each nation has its own unique culture and place and people. In The Land, BlueOnes are blue, forest-folk, weavers and ithkachers (‘fishermen’ to Earth-beings), Redlanders are red, flamboyant and technologically advanced, and Ob’ronnees are golden, practical caretaker-farmers. Adamadan technology plays a significant role in Asha’s adventures, as do the creatures and forests that she loves; but above all, it is people and their fulfillment that inspires her to serve her nation with her whole heart.' (Synopsis)

The story of a bilby who leads a peaceful life, until the the feral animals take over. A sanctuary is finally made for the endangered species, and they begin to rebuild their lives.