The Gifted Dead
Politics and magic make dangerous bedfellows.
Deep within the Order, the seeds of corruption have taken root. While
younger generations of the Gifted have embraced modern democratic
values, a secret society of old-guard zealots seek a return to the past, when only European men of distinguished bloodlines held power.
Now, three venerable European families and a maverick American each plot to
seize control of the Order and shape it to their will. A cutthroat game
of political intrigue will decide the winner; and the stakes couldn't be higher, for ruling the Order carries with it the power to grant—or
deny—an afterlife.
What begins as a battle of wills could turn into an all-out war. And magic could prove deadlier than any missile.
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Gifted
Gifted consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
