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The Outstretched Shadow
Volume One Obsidian Mountain
Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory
New fantasy with the well-known author of the MERLIN series, James Mallory
In the captivating world conjured by veteran Lackey (Exile's Honor) and
classical scholar Mallory (Merlin: The Old Magic) in this first of a high fantasy
trilogy, there are three types of magic, each of which has its own rules, limits
and variables. But it is the Wild Magic-anathema to Armethalieh, "the Golden
City of the Bells," and considered by its residents to be heresy and truly
evil-that has the most unusual aspects, for its practitioners must bargain for
what they need and pay an often high price for power. Kellen Tavadon, son of
Arch-Mage Lycaelon of Armethalieh, has been raised (indoctrinated, actually)
to believe that High Magick is the only true magic and that his father and the
Council of Mages have the final word. But Kellen isn't so sure. He's always
been a bit suspicious of the council's tight control over the city. One day, while
playing hooky from his lessons in magery, Kellen finds a set of books about
Wild Magic. He knows he shouldn't touch them. To open the books and read
them is to court a death sentence, no matter if your father is the Arch-Mage.
But Kellen can't resist. And thus, after a bit of a slow start, Kellen sets down a
road he never expected to take, on a journey of dire importance to both
humans and nonhumans (the latter including elves, unicorns and other
enchanting creatures). The narrative speeds to the end, avoiding a jarring halt
while leaving the reader satisfied and wanting to know more.
Books in this series are: The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, and The Fall of Darkness.
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