Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
And from the vision came a voice, and it was Gilandor's, yet not completely his, for something of Aren's was in it, and it asked him, "Who are you?" "I am Aren, and I am lost." The voice was stern: "You are more than Aren. You are the High Mage. How can you be lost? Have you not found magic?" "I hold the staff of the High Mage, but I do not feel like the High Mage. What makes me High Mage? Only the wills of others." "It is not so " cried the vision in a loud, stern voice. Then Gilandor lifted high his hands and cried, "See " The world changed. There was darkness, and lightning and thunder, and again light. Aren felt the earth throbbing within him, and the sky was his mind, the wind his thoughts, and the waters ran through his veins. The mages sat upon his brow, and the kings of the realm were his arms. He felt the pains where sorcerers rent his body to call forth daemons from another world, and dragons crawled along his spine. And parts of himself he could not feel at all, where the worst of sorcerers blocked the light of the Powers. Then he was himself once more, yet a current of what he had seen ran through him, and the staff was in his hand, though he had not brought it with him. And he felt the staff to be at once with him and in the larger realm in which he had been, and a current ran strongly through the staff, and through it into him. Gilandor was before him, and spoke again: "Before, you were High Mage in name only, for you kept too much of the old Aren; and there was a lack in you which I could not fill. Now the Powers have given, and the Powers have taken away, and you know; and you must be that which you can be; and perhaps, your loss may be restored. I tell you now, Aren of Halrynd, student of Gilandor: In the name of the great Powers, you are High Mage of Elfree. Do not fail."
Synopsis
Suddenly those nearest the mages saw a change come over them as their faces relaxed and turned due east, and their eyes took on that unfocused look that the eyes of mages have when they see with other than their physical eyes.
The sky began to lighten ever so slightly, and the tenseness in the men ran through Aren as he cast his presence among them.
Aren used his power to touch the other mages as they cast their vision out toward that which already reached out to try to corrupt them; he touched the captains as they felt their swords; he touched the would-be king as he stood unafraid, resolute.
He felt a touch of cold at the center of his spine, and he knew their time was running out. For a moment desolation came over him, and the world appeared a useless thing, beneath contempt, and he longed to leave this heat for the stable cold. Then he shook himself, and looked into the northern sky; but he knew he would not yet be able to see that which came.
In that moment all the delight which magic brought to him filled his heart, lifted his thoughts and feelings to that sense of wonder and beauty which drove him on. He took a deep breath, as the memories of his life since he first touched magic washed over him, jumbling his awareness of who he was into a mixture of feelings.
Synopsis
Leaving home as a boy to study magic, Aren makes his way to Holdencraft, where he studies under the great mage, Gilandor. Year-by-year he begins to touch real power. He discovers the strength that has been hidden in him, and finds the sources of magic in the world.
As he grows to become a formidable mage in touch with the great Powers of the world, Aren feels that there is something more: more to life than what he knows, more to himself than what he feels, more to the world than what he can see.
Struggling to find and control the great power that he begins to experience, he is also growing as a person. He must balance his newly-gained abilities with his own relationships: those friendly, those unfriendly, and those that are romantic.
After meeting the true king as a young man who is unknown in the land, Aren continues his work, hoping to become a mage who can join with this would-be king and his followers. They know that one day they must face a great battle against the sorcerer-king.
Readers who enjoy the Harry Potter books or The Lord of the Rings will love this captivating adventure about a boy who hopes to grow into a mage as powerful as Gandalf.
Synopsis
He felt the great Powers that were the earth the sky, the waters. Will he be able to bring the real magic that is the essence of these to himself and find the way to overpower evil?
Leaving home to study magic, Aren makes his way to Holdencraft, where he studies under the great mage, Gilandor. He begins to touch real power. He discovers the strength that has been hidden in him, and finds the sources of magic in the world.
As he grows to become a formidable mage in touch with the great Powers of the world, he meets the true king as a young man who is unknown in the land. He meets his true love, Laera... or is it Madari?
He readies himself for a final battle against the sorcerer-king.
If you like The Lord of the Rings or the Harry Potter books you will love this powerful adventure that will put you in touch with real magic.
Synopsis
"This book is filled with everything a hardcore fantasy and science fiction fan could want. Highly recommended." --Grady P. Brown
Leaving home to study magic, Aren makes his way to Holdencraft, where he studies under the great mage, Gilandor. He begins to touch real power. He discovers the strength that has been hidden in him, and finds the sources of magic in the world.
As he grows to become a formidable mage in touch with the great Powers of the world, he meets the true king as a young man who is unknown in the land. He meets his true love, Laera... or is it Madari?
He readies himself for a final battle against the sorcerer-king.
If you like The Lord of the Rings or the Harry Potter books you will love this powerful adventure that will put you in touch with real magic.