An Urban Fantasy series written by David Delaney about Orson Reid, a college student who is recruited into a secret society as a result of becoming a shape-shifter.
The series currently consists of 4 books;
- Orson (July 31, 2017)
- Gypsy Witch (February 14, 2018)
- Lucy (July 22, 2018)
- Cabal (May 16, 2019)
- Blood-Mage (TBA)
Tropes include;
- The Chosen One: Orson turns out to be the Ollpheist, a super shape-shifter highly resistant towards magic and that other shape-shifters are afraid of. In Cabal, it's revealed that Orson is able to cast spells, making him a shape-shifter/mage hybrid.
- The Order: The titular Paragon Society is a secret society mostly comprised of mages dedicated to ensuring the secrecy of magic as well as policing the supernatural community.
- The Shifter Council is the Society's shap-shifter equivalent, but is mostly separate due to the bloody history between mages and shifters.
- Our Vampires Are Different: Taking the place of traditional vampires are blood-mages, magic users who perform blood sacrifice to fuel their magic. Their most common traits include black eyes and More Teeth than the Osmond Family.
- Our Werebeasts Are Different: Shape-shifters are magic users who can transform into animals. More experienced shifters can enter a hybrid "beast form" used for combat. And contrary to what pop-culture would have you believe, shape-shifters are born, not made.