Description:

From Publishers Weekly

This entertaining series opener takes place more than 1,000 years after events depicted in the Obsidian Trilogy. The city of Armethalieh is no longer ruled by mages, and High Magick itself is forgotten. Elves and dragons are known to exist, but live in distant lands and are never seen. Wielders of Wild Magic are extremely rare. Characters familiar from earlier books have become legends from a dim past. Then Tiercel Rolfort, the scholarly son of lower nobility, rediscovers High Magick. Beset with visions and physically weakening, Tiercel decides his best hope is to take a journey to find a Wild Mage. Meanwhile, Wild Mage Bisochim has become convinced of his calling to set the balance aright by bringing darkness back into the world. Having found and bonded with the dragon Saravasse, he plans to draw on her power to further his dark goals. This beguiling beginning promises a highly readable epic combining vivid characterization with an interesting exploration of how past heroics are twisted over centuries into something both more and less than they were.
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Review

“The deft handling of the romance between Kellen and Vestakia helps heighten suspense as the struggle on both the physical and magical planes grows more intense.  High fantasy fans should appreciate the intelligent storytelling with an unmistakable flavor of Andre Norton at her best.”--_Publishers Weekly_ on When Darkness Falls

“Gives readers plenty of good-versus-evil action.  Relationships among characters are realistically complex as century-old boundaries are crossed, both literally and figuratively.”--_VOYA_ on When Darkness Falls

“Filled with magic, dragons, elves, and other mythical creatures, this title belongs in most fantasy collections.”--_Library Journal_ on To Light a Candle

“Captivating.  The narrative speeds to the end, leaving the reader satisfied and wanting to know more.”--_Publishers Weekly_ on The Outstretched Shadow

“An epic fantasy filled with sorcery and swordplay set in a world on the verge of a Demon war.”--_Library Journal_ on The Outstretched Shadow

“Will leave readers eager for the next installment.  Lackey and Mallory create a wide variety of multidimensional characters, especially Kellen who grows to manhood in realistic starts and stops, recognizing and accepting both his heritage and the consequences of his actions.”--_VOYA_ on The Outstretched Shadow