Book description
Five centuries after the destruction of the Mages of Alasea, a young
girl, Elena, inherits the wild powers the Mages had so carefully
concealed from their pitiless enemy. But though the Mages are long dead
their ancient foe is not - and Elena must continue their battle with her
hard-won outlaw army and her own mastery of the blood magick. Elena and
her forces had defeated evil in an audacious attack, a wound cut deep
into the Black Heart, but this isn't enough. The Dark Lord's greatest
weapon, the Weirgates, continue their ravenous onslaught and the land's
powers wane. The Elementals, those rare folk tuned to the Land's energy,
are sickening, their abilities fading. The Mer'ai are losing their sea
sense and the link to their dragons and the Elv'in ships can not fly as
high or far… Now an ally dies in violence, whispering of a last betrayal
and a stranger foretells victory or the death of all. James Clemens
was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. He now has a veterinary practice
in Sacramento, California, where he shares his home with two Dalmations,
a stray Shepherd and a love-sick parrot named Igor.
