(W) Brian Smith, M. K. Reed (A/CA) Wyeth Yates Charris, Trinh, and Ursa have managed to work together long enough to defeat the evil Priestess and her hive-mind robot army, the Surrogate. However, a secret from Ursa's past threatens to break the fragile trust between the three mages, but they must overcome their differences and work together if they stand any chance of surviving the coming darkness.

(W) M. K. Reed, Brian Smith (A) Wyeth Yates, Kendra Wells (CA) Wyeth Yates Our intrepid heroes-mages Trinh, Charris, and Ursa-have made great strides in learning to work together as a team. But the darkness is coming, and a foe from their past has grown more formidable. Will their combined talents be enough to defeat the ever expanding Surrogate army? An army that has swallowed up so many mages more powerful than they are?

(W) M. K. Reed, Wyeth Yates (A) Wyeth Yates, Marissa Louise Ursa is reunited with her mother at last-but her mom is the Priestess, leading a massive Surrogate army that threatens to swallow Plumstead and then the world! She's got Charris and Trinh by her side, and a militia of mages and townsfolk at her back, but will that be enough?

(W) Alison Wilgus (A) Wyeth Yates Travel to deep space and back again with The Mars Challenge, a nonfiction graphic novel for teens about the science and logistics of a manned mission to Mars. Nadia is a teenager with a dream: to be the first woman on Mars. But there are a lot of obstacles in her way: gravity wells, interplanetary trajectories, space weather, and that pesky rocket equation. It's a good thing Nadia's friend Eleanor is a space wiz. Eleanor explains how scientists are working to overcome the numerous challenges involved in a manned mission to Mars. The challenges are great, but not insurmountable. Humans can reach Mars in our lifetime, and this book explains how it can be done. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

(W) Alison Wilgus (A) Wyeth Yates Travel to deep space and back again with The Mars Challenge, a nonfiction graphic novel for teens about the science and logistics of a manned mission to Mars. Nadia is a teenager with a dream: to be the first woman on Mars. But there are a lot of obstacles in her way: gravity wells, interplanetary trajectories, space weather, and that pesky rocket equation. It's a good thing Nadia's friend Eleanor is a space wiz. Eleanor explains how scientists are working to overcome the numerous challenges involved in a manned mission to Mars. The challenges are great, but not insurmountable. Humans can reach Mars in our lifetime, and this book explains how it can be done. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.