β Scribed by Mercedes Lackey; James Mallory
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When Darkness Falls, the third book in The Obsidian Trilogy from Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic strikes at the heart of the Demon Queen's plots, but the human city, the Golden City of the Bells, falls farther under her sway with each day that passes. And without the City's High Magicians, the Wild Magicians, the Elven Army, and all their allies will surely fall before the onslaught of the Demon Queen's malignant warriors.
But all hope is not lost. The Light's young mages, tempered by war, grow ever more powerful. High Mage Cilarnen learns an ancient secret that can make him, for a brief, white-hot time, the greatest mage in the world--unless it kills him.
Jermayan, the first Elf-Mage in centuries, has linked with the dragon Ancaladar and rediscovered the swift-as-thought powers of Elven magic, which can reshape mountains and summon lightning from clear skies.
Knight-Mage Kellen has molded his troops and the Unicorn Knights into a deadly fighting force. Soon the Elven King and his Commanders put Kellen's magical gifts to their greatest test, in the final battle between the Elves, the humans, and the Demons.
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At the start of Lackey and Mallory's highly readable conclusion to their Obsidian fantasy trilogy (after 2004's To Light a Candle), Knight-Mage [Kellen], leader of the alliance of humans and elves, has his work cut out for him when the forces of demon queen Savilla go on the offensive. Fortunately, [Kellen] has a powerful ally in the half-breed healer Vestakia, who because she's half demon can read the mind of her demon father and provide priceless information on their enemies. The deft handling of the romance between [Kellen] and Vestakia helps heighten suspense as the struggle on both the physical and magical planes grows more intense. Short scenes speed the action, which at times can be hard to follow, even for those familiar with the previous two volumes. Nonetheless, high fantasy fans should appreciate the intelligent storytelling with an unmistakable flavor of Andre Norton at her best. (July)
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βIntelligent storytelling with an unmistakable flavor of Andre Norton at her best.β βPublishers Weekly on When Darkness Falls
βPlenty of good-versus-evil action.β βVOYA on When Darkness Falls
βPanoramic . . . filled with magic, dragons, elves, and other mythical creatures.β βLibrary Journal on To Light a Candle
βCaptivating.β βPublishers Weekly on The Outstretched Shadow
βDelightful.β βBooklist on The Outstretched Shadow
Library : Fantasy
Universes : Obsidian Mountain [03]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780765341433
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