Mimic Arcanist
School life. Camping. And a mysterious graveyard beneath the sea.
Gray and Sorin Lexly started Astra Academy with a bang. During their first few weeks, a professor tried to kill them, and even opened a portal to the abyssal hells—where the dead dwell.
But that’s all behind them! The portal was destroyed. Time to focus on classes and studies. Or so Gray hopes.
During an Academy camping trip, Gray finds a fragment of the portal… and a few abyssal monsters that somehow crept their way into the world of the living. Determined to set things right, Gray informs Professor Helmith of what he found.
Unfortunately, there may be more fragments of the portal than just the one, which means more trouble lurks around every corner… including the possibility of a Death Lord arriving in the mortal world.
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Shami Stovall
In a world where magic and myth meet sharp intellect and historical nuance, Shami Stovall stands out as a voice that knows how to twist the familiar into something entirely unexpected. Whether she’s breathing new life into war-torn battlefields or crafting magical academies from scratch, her stories pulse with a vibrant energy—equal parts heart, grit, and wonder.
Raised in Salt Lake City and grounded in a deep love of history and law, Stovall brings a thoughtful, richly layered approach to fantasy and science fiction. Her background—teaching history and criminal law after earning a BA in History and a Juris Doctorate—adds a distinctive texture to her worlds. The politics, conflicts, and character choices in her books often echo real-world dilemmas, but they’re refracted through the lens of griffins, arcanists, and ancient powers long buried.
Astra Academy
In the shadowed halls of Astra Academy, magic isn’t simply studied—it’s survived.
Gray Lexly never wanted to be a hero. All he craved was safety from the terrifying monsters that stalked him in the night. But when he’s invited to bond with a mythical creature and wield arcane power at a prestigious academy, he steps into a world that’s as dangerous as it is dazzling. Here, the bond between student and creature determines not only one’s rank, but one’s life expectancy.
Astra Academy consists of five books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
