James Richards: 4 books

The village of Gandar burns.  Ancient dragons wake from their millennia long slumber.  Orcish hordes roam the lands of Helios with alarming frequency.  Mount Thule rumbles with the power of the Arch-Mage Thaendril's tainted magic. Ellyse, her brother Brae and their companions find themselves...

Dragons have returned to Aeldrin; the world they had left to the younger races, in ages long past. Ellyse Silversword finds herself at the forefront of the resistance to the Arch Mage Thaendril's insane machinations. Petty political drama and long standing racial prejudices must be overcome or the eternal evils of Thaendrils fiendish forces will burn across all of Aledrin.

This is a continuation of iStories2. More stories are presented together.They come from a time in the future when people and computers have become more integrated. I like to look at the impact of automation, how it will affect us, and the small details in everyday life that come with it.

Our protagonist at a low point in his life when he acquires a small power. Not a giant super power but a small whiff of something which could give him an advantage over everyone else. A small telekinetic power is bestowed upon him. It first appears to be inconsequential but becomes a major influence....