This one was not one of my favorites. Niall is a whiny, self-centered brat. Over half of the book is him going on and on about how he doesnt want and doesnt deserve the throne. Hes not worthy, not good enough, hes only half a man because he is lirless, and so on. All he thinks about is himself, a...
After re-reading the fourth installment for the who-knows-how-many-th time, I thought it was my favorite of the entire series... but now that I have finished re-reading this fifth book in the series, I am starting to think that maybe it is my favorite after all. Told from alternating third-person...
Nearly a century has passed since the Prophecy of the Firstborn was set in motion—the generational quest to recreate the magical race which once held sway in the lands ruled by Homana's Mujar. Now, Kellin, heir to Homana's throne, has only to sire an offspring with an Ihlini woman to reach this g...
For five long years the land of Homana had been strangling in the grasp of a usurper king--its people ravaged by strife, poverty and despair' its magical race, the Cheysuli, forced to flee or face extermination at the hands of their evil counterparts, the sorcerous Ilhini. The time had come for ...
Alix is young, naive, and in love---with Carillon, heir to the throne. She's aware that he's destined to marry a princess to forge alliances between nations, and a commoner girl like herself can't hope for more than a position of mistress. Still, she can dream. Until the Cheysuli come, and drag h...
In the aftermath of the revolution, Prince Donal is being trained as the first Cheysuli in generations to assume the throne. But will he be able to overcome the prejudice of a populace afraid of his special magic and succeed in uniting the realm in its life-and-death battle against the enemy armi...
This seventh book in the series is one of the more “classic” fantasy novels in the series. Religion plays a large role here. Aidan, the book’s central character, also undergoes a quest. From reading this series over and over again as a child, this was never amongst my favorites, but re-reading it...