Synopses & Reviews
In
The Phoenix Endangered, the second entry in The Enduring Flame, Tiercel, a budding High Mage, and Harrier, a reluctant Knight-Mage, develop greater power—and learn of the evils of war when they see the devastation caused by the fanatical armies of the Wild Mage Bisochim.
The desert tribespeople led by young Shaiara flee Bisochim's evil, seeking a legendary oasis deep in the desert—a refuge that may hold the key to stopping Bisochim and preserving the Balance between Light and Darkness...or that may be the cause of Light's ultimate downfall.
Review
"Entertaining...The consistently enthusiastic performance by...Dufris transports listeners directly into the story." ---Library Journal Audio Review
Synopsis
New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory continue the epic fantasy begun in The Phoenix Unchained.
About the Author
Mercedes Lackey has a degree in biology from Purdue University. Like many writers, she has worked at a variety of jobs, including short stints as a waitress, security guard, and artist's model. She is the author or coauthor of close to 100 books, including the Halfblood Chronicles, the Dragon Jousters series, the Bardic Voices series, and the bestselling novels of Valdemar. She lives outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband and collaborator, artist Larry Dixon, several birds, and two dogs. James Mallory is a professional ghostwriter and bestselling author with several books to his credit, including the Merlin trilogy: The Old Magic, The King's Wizard, and The End of Magic. James was born in San Francisco and attended schools in California and the Midwest before moving to New York to pursue a career in writing. He has held an assortment of jobs in the publishing industry but has been fortunate enough to write full time for a number of years. He collaborated with Mercedes Lackey on the critically acclaimed Obsidian Mountain trilogy, as well as on the Enduring Flame trilogy. Mallory lives in California with his faithful dog, Diogenes. William Dufris began his audio career doing radio plays, audiobooks, film/animation dubbing, and language tapes in London, where he lived for thirteen years. While there, he had the honor of sharing the microphone in a number of BBC Radio plays with Kathleen Turner, Sharon Gless, Stockard Channing, and Helena Bonham-Carter. These experiences led him to cofound two audio production companies: The Story Circle Ltd. and Mind's Eye Productions. He has also acted on stage and television in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. William is the original voice of Bob (and Farmer Pickles/Mr. Beasley/Mr. Sabatini) in the popular children's show Bob the Builder for the United States and Canada (Series 1-9). He produces, directs, acts and engineers for his audio theatre company, Rocky Coast Radio Theatre. He has been nominated nine times as a finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Award and has garnered twenty-one Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, which also named him one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century, as well as one of the Best Voices of the Year in 2008 and 2009.