Genre: Fantasy – Novels by J. E. Hopkins

Rumors have surfaced of a rogue Chinese program that circumvents Transition’s deadly restrictions. The Chinese are seeking to exploit magic for geopolitical domination, using kidnapped children as disposable pawns. And now, an agent from the U.S. Department of Transition Security investigating the reports has been found murdered in his Hanoi hotel room. More info → An archaeologist unearths a second-century codex that eliminates Transition’s uniqueness requirement. Any child using the ancient verse would have unlimited power. Pakistan’s feared security apparatus, the ISI, steals the book and conceals the theft by a brutal bombing in the heart of Washington, DC. More info → The Department of Transition Security receives a report that an adolescent girl in Ticonderoga, New York has entered a corrupted form of Transition. DTS agent John Benoit rushes to Ticonderoga and learns that the disease allows afflicted children to perform magic without limitation before they ultimately die. More info → It’s 2021. The United States is under attack by magic, wielded by an enemy hidden somewhere in the Middle East. The Department of Transition Security, responsible for protecting the U.S. from such threats, is neutralized by a global campaign of assassination. More info → This collection contains the first three books in the transition magic series: The Scarlet Crane, The Saffron Falcon, and The Ebony Finches. In a world constantly teetering on the brink of destruction, Agent John Benoit and his young, iconoclastic female partner hunt those who are trying to exploit both children and the magic that they control. More info →