Sunshine Somerville

Secret paranormal societies. A Sanctuary at war with demons. A heroine haunted by eight dead versions of herself. Welcome to The Sanctuary War Trilogy, the first three books of The Alt-World Chronicles–an urban fantasy series where magic hides in modern cities and survival depends on people no...

The war has become chaos. In Alterni and Malevolenci, Esme and the Order fought demonic monsters and scrambled to maintain alliances. Now, as the Order finally gains ground, everything they thought they understood about the malevolenci war shatters. Rebellion has fractured the paranormals...

Demons are winning. Allies are rebelling. This war isn't what they thought. The malevolenci that nearly destroyed the Sanctuary in Alterni are back, stronger and more cunning than before. Magic is no longer new to Esme—it's limitless. Unfortunately, though she's now won their respect, power...

Eight Chosen Ones came before her. All of them are dead. When a bubble of light abducts Esme, she wakes in a version of Kansas City where magic is real—and a secret war is being lost. Demonic beasts called malevolenci are invading through otherworldly rifts, and the ancient Order sworn to stop...