Book excerpt: Enter a world of titans and dragons, men and elves. Xith, Last of the Watchers, returns after a long search, bringing with him one of the coveted Orbs of Power. When Delinna Alder touches the orb, she will be transformed forever and come to know the lethal price of her prize. As Delinna and Xith are swept into a dangerous web of magic, treachery, and betrayal, their choices hold the lives of many and their world in the balance. Rating: Teens, 13 and up only. Some mature subject matter. Don't miss the other Ruin Mist books: The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches #1, 2, 3, and 4. In the Service of Dragons #1, 2, 3, and 4. Guardians of the Dragon Realms #1 and 2. Dragons of the Hundred Worlds #1 and 2.