Book · Ages 9–15
The Queen’s Gambit
Five young apprentices. Three dangerous trials. A royal banquet that’s really a trap. When the court smiles, Highwind’s apprentices learn to read the shadows behind the feast.
Classified · Castle network
Apprentices / Highwind Network · Ages 9–15
Stone walls. Secret trials.
Loyalty on the line.
Young apprentices under Highwind Castle. Banquets that are traps, forges that keep secrets, and a spy with divided loyalties.
Castle intrigue
Secret network
Trials & traps
Found-family apprentices
Three doors into Highwind
From royal banquets to sabotaged tournaments and the gears no adult was meant to see — pick a book and step inside the castle.
Book · Ages 9–15
The Fractured Crown
An ancient forge, a sabotaged tournament, a stolen relic, and a spy with divided loyalties. Crowns crack. Allegiances shift. Someone in Highwind is playing a longer game.
Book · Ages 10–14 · Different timeline
Highwind’s Unseen Gears
A clumsy blacksmith’s apprentice stumbles into a secret network of young operatives — and a traitor among them. Lanterns low. Gears turning. Trust is the rarest tool in the forge.