Victories by Mercedes Lackey

Victories by Mercedes Lackey - 255 pages
A Shadow Grail Novel #4

Spirit, Loch, Burke and Addie have escaped from Oakhurst Academy.  Now they must figure out a battle plan to fight Mordred and his plan to annihilate the world through nuclear war.

This is the final volume in the Shadow Grail series.  While I really liked the first three books, I did not think this final book lived up to the others.  It was too rushed.  Everything happened way too conveniently for the good guys.

Sacrifices by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill

Sacrifices by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill - 300 pages
A Shadow Grail Novel - book 3

It appears as if the evil forces attacking Oakhurst Academy have been repelled by the students and Breakthrough Adventure Systems company run by former school alumni.  However, the attacks continue against the school, students and teachers are disappearing at an alarming rate, and now the nearby town is being drawn into the battle.
This is the third book in the Shadow Grail series.  I believe it is the best book so far.  The true villains are finally revealed after much suspicion and the other students are finally waking up to the danger they are in.  I'm eager to read the final book in the series.

Conspiracies by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill

Conspiracies by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill - 342 pages
A Shadow Grail Novel - book 2

Spirit and her friends have defeated the evil that was killing students at Oakhurst Academy so they should be safe.  However, the school is under attack.  Debilitating attacks of fear descend on the students.  For the students safety several alumnus come back to the school.  Supposedly they are there for their protection, but are the?
This is the second book in the series.  The cast of characters is slowly expanding although the focus is still on the five main friends.  Also, the Arthurian mythology is finally appearing in the story.  

Legacies: A Shadow Grail Novel by Mercedes Lackey

Legacies: A Shadow Grail Novel by Mercedes Lackey - 320 pages

After her family is killed in an accident, Spirit is sent to Oakhurst Academy -- a school for magicians.  Turns out she is a legacy -- a child of a former student.  Oakhurst is a place where young magicians are taught while keeping them safe from the dark forces wanting to prey on them.  But it seems Oakhurst is not as safe as Spirit was told.  Students are going missing and nobody but a few of Spirit's friends even seem to be aware of it.

This is the first book in Mercedes Lackey's teen series The Shadow Grail.  I'm surprised I never read it before as Mercedes Lackey is one of my favorite authors.  However, I like that I won't have to wait for the books as the series is now complete.  I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Legacies by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill

Legacies by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill, 320 pages
Book One of the Shadow Grail Series

When Spirit is left as the sole survivor from a terrible car accident with her family, she finds herself whisked away to a life of secrets and privilege at Oakhurst Academy. Spirit learns that she is a "Legacy" -- A child of two previous Oakhurst Academy alumnis ... and a mage. It's hard for Spirit to believe as none of her magical powers have manifested themselves and her parents have never shared about their life. However, with friends that are fire, earth, air and water mages, it's hard to deny that there is magic in the world. No one at Oakhurst has a family. They are all orphans with  parents, siblings and family lost in "accidents." So when a few students go missing, no one seems to care enough to find out what happened. It takes Spirit and four trusted friends to discover the sinister truth behind the disappearances ... but will the answers they seek lead to their deaths? Read the book to find out.