Korvu: The Beginning — Margaret Gregory

Jai Ansuni was the first female Atapi sorcerer for thousands of years, but she dare not reveal it to her sire. When five hundred year old tribal sorcerer, Stacion Ansuni, kidnaps two children of the humanoid Kumatan, and barbarically dismembers fifteen Kumatan guards, he escalates the enmity between Atapi and Kumatan to an ominous level. Jai's womb mate, Con, who is Stacion's apprentice, try to mitigate the atrocity by helping the children to escape â€" but it is not enough. With the Kumatan out to destroy Stacion and his tribe, Jai risks her life and freedom, in trying to make a truce with them. Con knows he must defeat his sire, but Stacion challenges him before he is ready. Then Jai discovers that Stacion has a way to leave Korvu and to escape to the unsuspecting world called Earth. Fast paced and enthralling, Korvu: the beginning pits young against old, right against wrong in the fight to protect innocent lives.