The Mad Folk of Falconer

The Mad Folk of Falconer

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Everyone in Falconer is going crazy. Harley von Canmore is a firebird, and Police Chief of the tiny town of Falconer, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Harley's town is nearly all Old Race people, which creates challenges she never faced as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer. It is Imbolc—St. Brigid's Day—and a peculiar madness seems to be infecting everyone in Harley's town. She figures it might be because they're starving in a way only the Old Ones could suffer. When the madness strikes the town's shot-gun wielding mayor, who is purely human, Harley must figure out the root of the problem before the whole town tears itself apart... The Mad Folk of Falconer is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series of novelettes, which is set in the same world as Taylen Carver's Magorian & Jones series. 1.0: The Dragon of Falconer 2.0: The Orc Who Cried 3.0: The Shepherd of Fire ...
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The Triumph of Felix

The Triumph of Felix

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

He must choose to save himself, or save the world... Dr. Michael Jones, director of the old races refugee camp in Spain, is pressured to return to England for his own good. Life in Toledo, with Magorian, the first and only wizard of this century, and the old races who live in an uneasy truce with humans, is not good for him. Besides, the siren Aurelius has clearly abandoned his quest to summon the old gods to avenge himself upon the human race. When Magorian translates the invocation to summon Agrona, goddess of death and carnage, found on a fifth century Celtic shield, Jones realizes Aurelius hasn't given up his quest at all. Aurelius is looking for the Triumph of Felix—one of the keys needed to summon Agrona, and is weeks ahead of them. The race to find the Triumph and keep it out of Aurelius' hands begins... The Triumph of Felix is part of the urban fantasy series, Magorian & Jones, by Taylen...
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The Orc Who Cried

The Orc Who Cried

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Falconer folk are a little strange... Harley von Canmore, firebird and Chief of Police of Falconer, a tiny town in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, struggles to reconcile her new life as one of the Old Races. It's Christmas Eve and bitterly cold, yet Harley is setting fire to her bed while she sleeps, paper burns when she touches it, and no one needs a room heater when she's in it. When a body is found at the base of Maze Peak lookout, Harley must put aside her personal issues and investigate. What the RCMP suspect is a simple accident grows complicated when she digs a little deeper... The Orc Who Cried is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series of novelettes, which is set in the same world as Taylen Carver's Magorian & Jones series. 1.0: The Dragon of Falconer 2.0: The Orc Who Cried ...and more to come. Urban Fantasy Novelette ___ Praise for Taylen...
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The Divine and Deadly

The Divine and Deadly

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

The old gods have arrived, ready to punish humans and Old Ones with tribulations that resemble hell on Earth. Magorian, the world's first modern wizard, and Dr. Michael Jones, failed to stop the Siren, Aurelius, from summoning the old gods. Now the world is reeling from the destruction that Agrona, God of Slaughter and Carnage, is hailing down upon every mortal, no matter what their race. Magorian and Jones must find a way to send the old gods back to where they came from before their ways crack open the world and destroy everyone upon it, both human and Old Ones. The Divine and Deadly is the final book in the urban fantasy series, Magorian & Jones, by Taylen Carver. 1.0: The Memory of Water 2.0: The Triumph of Felix 3.0: The Shield of Agrona 3.1: The Wizard Must be Stopped! 4.0: The Rivers Ran Red 5.0: The Divine and Deadly Urban Fantasy Novel ___ Praise for the...
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The Dragon of Falconer

The Dragon of Falconer

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Here be dragons... Harley von Canmore is firebird—a rare breed, even among the Old Races. She is also the Chief of Police of Falconer, a tiny town in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Falconer is different, just as Harley is. Everyone in the town is either one of the Old Races—orcs, fae, salamanders, and more—or they are human and waiting for their time to transform. When a dead body is reported, Harley meets Campbell von Havre—the town's only dragon and her superior, for they are both of the fire element. Only Harley's twenty years experience as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer tells her that Campbell is hiding something. When she investigates, what she learns about Campbell puts her in a quandary... The Dragon of Falconer is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series of novelettes, which is set in the same world as Taylen Carver's Magorian & Jones series. 1.0: The Dragon of Falconer ...
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The Shield of Falconer

The Shield of Falconer

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Harley is paid to uphold the law in Falconer, which daily grows more difficult... Harley, a firebird, and Falconer's Chief of Police, must dash to the wilds of British Columbia to rescue Chaz from the control of the ruthless Old Ones cult and their powerful leader who holds him. Harley wants to save Chaz for Noel, his now-dead big sister, who was good, kind and the perfect Falconer, even if she was hiding a few secrets. Harley is forced to bring along unintended companions, to get them out of Falconer and danger. She learns that it wasn't just Noel who has secrets. How can Harley uphold the law in a town that doesn't cherish the law as she does? And despite expert advice about the power of cults, the Falconers are not prepared for what they find deep in the fire-ravaged forests of B.C. ... The Shield of Falconer is part of the Harley Firebird contemporary fantasy series, which is set in the same fantasy world as Taylen Carver's...
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Touched by Faelight

Touched by Faelight

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

A new enemy of the Fae threatens two mere humans... In contemporary Istanbul, a long, drawn-out civil war between Imperial Fae on the Asian side of the Bosphorus and an alliance of Fae occupying the ancient city has ground down the human occupants for ten long years. Nikol—human, orphan and a Greek in a city of Turks—is touched by disturbingly magical abilities of her own. The humans in the city treat her with suspicion. Yet she is valuable to the human resistance and beloved by the resistance's greatest spy among the Fae. Arda Sokol is terrified the Fae will learn of Nikol's abilities, and his effort to protect her strains their relationship—until they must work together to defeat a new threat to the Fae, and he learns she is not weak at all... "Touched by Faelight" is a short story by urban fantasy author Taylen Carver, originally included in the Street Magic urban fantasy anthology from Camden Park Press,...
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The Badge of Our Tribe

The Badge of Our Tribe

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Is a day with no crimes in it possible? Harley has nothing to do. So when her lieutenant, Mojag Bear, heads for the town's high school with a thunderous expression, she tags along. Her curiosity tips Harley into a day of discovery about Mojag and his family, the skewed passions of the Old Ones and humans who live in Falconer, and a tragedy in the making. Maybe a quiet day in Falconer just isn't possible, after all... The Badge of Our Tribe is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series of novelettes, which is set in the same world as Taylen Carver's Magorian & Jones series. 1.0: The Dragon of Falconer 2.0: The Orc Who Cried 3.0: The Shepherd of Fire 4.0: The Mad Folk of Falconer 5.0: The Badge of Our Tribe ...and more to come. Urban Fantasy Novelette ___ Praise for Taylen Carver's urban fantasy: Plenty of exciting twists and...
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The Angel Who Wasn't

The Angel Who Wasn't

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Harley learns that everyone hides something, even the Old Races... It's summer and Falconer is exploding with tourists who want to spot the Old Races in their native habitat. Harley and her police officers find keeping the peace a challenge. Then a dear friend of Harley's is found murdered and Harley must face a raw truth: That she didn't know her friend very well at all. Investigating the murder pulls Harley into dark, unexpected pockets of life in Falconer that threaten her town and the people she thought were friends.... The Angel Who Wasn't is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series, which is set in the same fantasy world as Taylen Carver's Magorian & Jones series. 1.0: The Dragon of Falconer 2.0: The Orc Who Cried 3.0: The Shepherd of Fire 4.0: The Mad Folk of Falconer 5.0: The Badge of Our Tribe 5.5: Harley Firebird Files (Collection) 6.0: The Firebird's Regret 7.0: The Angel Who...
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The Shield of Agrona

The Shield of Agrona

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

They're braced for threats from everywhere but between them. The world's first modern wizard, Benjamin Magorian, and Dr. Michael Jones have been licking their wounds and recovering from their near-fatal confrontation with the siren, Aurelius, at Pont du Gard, in France. But time is running out to save the fractured world of humans and Old Ones from Aurelius' scheme to summon the old gods and avoid the destruction the gods would hail down upon every mortal, no matter what their race. The two bend their talents and expertise to figuring out who Agrona's shield might have been. Neither of them are braced against threats to their odd, but effective friendship, until Jamie ap Morningside, a lovely fae with deadly secrets, steps between them. The race to find Agrona's shield and keep it out of Aurelius' hands appears to have foundered before it has properly begun... The Shield of Agrona is part of the urban fantasy series,...
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The Memory of Water

The Memory of Water

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

When a skeptical doctor teams up with an honest-to-god wizard on a quest for an ancient and powerful manuscript, enemies lurk around every dangerous corner. Dr. Radford Michael Jones has dedicated his life to the treatment of the goblyns, fae, dragons, sirens and even more races which humans call the Errata. Frustrated in his attempts to treat the newest race to emerge, Jones consults Magorian, whom the Errata call the first and only wizard of the millennium, his skepticism at full throttle. Benjamin Magorian III has no time for the Errata, who did not spend a lifetime learning magic as he has done. He has even less time for Dr. Jones, who doesn't respect his work. Yet his powers are needed. Magorian and Jones' combined talents embroil them in a deadly search for an ancient manuscript, the Book of Morcant, which may hold the dark answers both of them so desperately need. But the two new friends are not the only ones who seek the...
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The Shepherd of Fire

The Shepherd of Fire

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Harley knows Campbell von Havre is hiding something she won't like. Harley von Canmore is a firebird, one of the old races who are emerging across the globe. She is also the Police Chief of the tiny town of Falconer, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Harley's town is nearly all old race people, which creates challenges that she never faced as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer. That includes dealing with Campbell von Havre, who works tirelessly to support the townsfolk. He is a dragon, and her element's superior to whom she, as a firebird, must obey. When the grandson of the town's doyen, Moira Falconer, is found in a hot tub and Campbell is connected to the death, Harley investigates the mystery surrounding Campbell. But not everyone in Falconer wants Harley digging that deep and the reaction to her investigation is violent... The Shepherd of Fire is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series of novelettes, which is...
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The Rivers Ran Red

The Rivers Ran Red

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Magorian and Jones have one chance left to save the world, if only they can find a way to work together. Michael Jones, MD, left Toledo months ago to avoid Jamie, the woman he loves but cannot have, for she is with his best friend, the world's first modern wizard, Benjamin Magorian. Michael hides in Wales, burying himself in the work generated by a health system in crisis, as Britain deals with the fallout from multiple volcanic eruptions in Scotland...until Magorian finds him there. They're down to the wire in their efforts to save the fractured world of humans and Old Ones from Aurelius' scheme to summon the old gods and avoid the destruction the gods would hail down upon every mortal, no matter what their race. They must find a way to permanently halt Aurelius, and Magorian thinks he might know how. The only problem? Magorian brought Jamie with him... The Rivers Ran Red is part of the urban fantasy series, Magorian...
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The Firebird's Regret

The Firebird's Regret

Taylen Carver

Taylen Carver

Is the firebird's past catching up with her? The brakes on Harley's official police vehicle fail, sending her and Bohdan Trask into an icy river. Only Harley's special talents save them. Harley can't dismiss the incident as a mishap, for the coincidences swiftly pile up after that, including her catching a frightening glimpse of someone from her dark past. But is it merely her stressed out imagination, or is the threat real? The Firebird's Regret is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series of novelettes, which is set in the same world as Taylen Carver's Magorian & Jones series. 1.0: The Dragon of Falconer 2.0: The Orc Who Cried 3.0: The Shepherd of Fire 4.0: The Mad Folk of Falconer 5.0: The Badge of Our Tribe 5.5: The Harley Firebird Files 6.0: The Firebird's Regret ...and more to come. Urban Fantasy Novelette ___ Praise for Taylen Carver's urban...
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