Synopses & Reviews
The magical threat to Coronnan defeated, and the people of the kingdom working to rebuild their shattered realm, Lukanson of the witchwoman Brevelan and Jaylor, the Chancellor of the University of Magiciansis determined to break free of his familys shadow and find his own place in the world. He has finally achieved journeyman magician status, but he needs a special goal, a quest to complete his training. Wanting the quest to take him far from home and family, Lukan focuses on finding and rescuing his long-lost mentor, Master Robb. The search will send him overseas to Amazonia along with the bard Skeller, who had won Lukans sister Lilys heart but had been forced to leave her in the aftermath of a deadly incident. Now Skeller is returning to his own kingdom to take up the responsibilities of the kings son, a duty he never wanted to face. But what awaits Lukan and Skeller in the land of Amazonia is a series of terrifying challengesa mad king, a power-hungry witch, a people held captive by fear, and the very monsters that had nearly destroyed all of Coronnan! Can a journeyman magician and an unwilling prince overcome the threats they must face to free a kingdom and rescue a master mage?
Review
"Its hard to find a good dragon story, so it was refreshing to read
The Silent Dragon by Irene Radford. An accomplished fantasy author, Radford has weaved a magical, captivating adventure that was hard to put down.... It is full of fantasy, magic, action, adventure, mystery and excitement." —N
ight Owl Reviews
"An engaging political fantasy." —Midwest Review
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“The action-packed plot makes for engaged and thoughtful reading. The author manages to keep the story clear, and the characters interesting to follow. Several themes interplay successfully, with the reader caring what happens." —Kliatt (for The Hidden Dragon)
“Just another dragon tale? Not! The Hidden Dragon is a light sci-fi story in which hi-tech clashes with barbarism.... The book is original." —Green Man Review (on The Hidden Dragon)
“Radford always writes well, and this is no exception.” —Science Fiction Chronicle (on The Dragon's Revenge)
“The third book in the Stargod series is just as exciting and action-packed as the other two.... Radford shows readers once again why her books are so popular." —Midwest Book Review (on The Dragon's Revenge)
Synopsis
Three brothers take shelter on a pretechnological world where dragons are worshiped as gods. When the off-world forces they have fled track them down, they must find a way to save the world they've made their own.
Synopsis
Broken does not mean defeated.
Twin sisters Lillian and Valeria have never felt complete without one another. Full of life and energy, Lily has an affinity with plants and their healing properties, but has no magical talent. Val has an unmatchable talent and, like her brother Glenndon, an imagination to make her magic work in unusual ways. But magic has physical costs, and Val is frail of body. She needs to find solutions to magical problems without using her magic.
As part of their training, they are assigned to assist new female mentors. Along the way, they meet other magic users also struggling with severe weaknesses. But before they can reach their destination and learn how to best offer magical aid, their caravan is overtaken by a dangerous magical storm, and the two sisters are separated. The storm comes from a rogue magician, bent on revenge. He threatens to drown all of Coronnan in a mammoth tidal wave.
Unless the sisters can unite their eclectic group of magic usersand can all overcome their individual weaknessesthis rogue mage could prove the end of Coronnan.
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Glenndon, raised by the witchwoman Brevelan and Jaylor, Senior Magician and Chancellor of the University of Magicians, has now been established as the son of King Darville and heir to the throne of Coronnan. But there is still much unrest within the realm. Both old and new enemies are plotting to overhrow the king and seize control of Coronnan and dragon magic.
Even as attacks come from unexpected sources, Jaylor is forced to send his twin daughters on their journeymen missions, escorting two noble ladies to their far-distant homes. Though Lillian and Valeria have never felt complete without one another, they will soon have to travel separate pathways to see their ladies home. Lily is robust and has an affinity with plants and their healing properties but no recognized magical ability. Val has an unmatchable talent and like Glenndon the imagination to work magic in unusual ways. But using magic costs the spell-thrower physically and Val is frail; she needs to find solutions to problems without drawing too heavily on her talent.
Caught in a vast spell-created storm that spreads chaos from the heart of Coronnan City to the caravans the girls are traveling with, can all the scattered children of Jaylor and Brevelan find the means to save both the kingdom and their family?
Synopsis
This omnibus volume, The Stargods Trilogy, brings together Irene Radfords The Hidden Dragon, The Dragon Circle, and The Dragons Revenge. The OHara brothers are on the run from the intergalactic government when they stumble across an abandoned colony planet. They must face the dangers of the strange hunter-gatherer society theyve found -- where their technology could make the brothers seem like gods -- as well as the continued threat of the interstellar police force still searching for them.
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Operating on the wrong side of interstellar law one time too many, the three OHara brothers find themselves in a life-or-death flight from intergalactic police forces. In a last desperate escape attempt, they stumble across what must be a lost or abandoned colony world. Forced to bring their shuttle down in search of repair facilities, the OHaras encounter humans who have returned to a hunter-gatherer level of society. Here is a place where technology can make them seem like godsa land where they will remain trapped unless they can find a way to mine and manufacture the things they need to repair their ship. They dont believe the legends about dragons and magic, and they are certain technology will see them throughat least until they confront their first dragon and feel their own unique powers expanding beyond their control....
Here, together in one volume for the first time, are the three novels which reveal the truth behind the legend of the Stargods, the events which changed the future of an entire world.
About the Author
Irene Radford, author of the Dragon Nimbus (The Glass Dragon, The Perfect Princess, The Loneliest Magician, The Wizard's Treasure) and the Dragon Nimbus History (The Dragon's Touchstone, The Last Battlemage, The Renegade Dragon) series, often appears at conventions in the Oregon-California area. She is the author of the Stargods and Merlin's Descendants series as well, and is also one of the founder of the Book View Cafe. She can be contacted via her website, www.ireneradford.com.