Lina has grown up living with her aunt and uncle. But on her fourteenth birthday, she knows it is finally time to leave the home she's always known and strike out on the road to find her missing family. Armed with a note from her parents, a good friend, and a star-shaped pendant, Lina travels north and soon finds herself in the middle of a battle between light and dark. Now this little Viking girl may be the only one strong enough to stand against the evil Lord Darkblud before he finds an ancient weapon that will cement his reign forever.

BEWARE THE SPECKLED EGG. BEWARE THE MAN WHO HOLDS IT. FOR WHEN IT HATCHES, DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD BEGINS. Osbert has lived most of his life in the church, working for the nuns, setting out the placemats, and visiting his parents' graveside. And he's always longed for the chance to see his mom and dad one last time. And that's when the strange man appears in the belfry and offers Os an egg - an egg he claims holds the legendary Phoenix. Once the Phoenix hatches, a single feather is rumored to bring life back to the dead. But when the egg does hatch, Os finds something much worse has arrived:...