Cycle of Fire

Caught in an evil plot by a king's emissary keen to seize power, Anskiere-master of wind, wave, and weather-submits to a false accusation of mass murder in order to spare the innocent village that sheltered him. When his desperate act of resistance traps him in a prison of his own making, Anskiere must rely on the undying loyalty of a young girl, her older brother's obsessive quest for vengeance, and the weakling descendant of his greatest betrayer, once master of fire and earth, to thwart the ruinous ambition of his enemies. Together, the three will face a critical challenge: the rescue of Anskiere-and the unbinding of demons bent on humanity's destruction.

With Kiethland restored to precarious peace, Taen Dreamweaver and Jaric, the sole heir to Ivain Firelord, have thwarted the demons' initial bid to exterminate humanity. But the threat remains in the precarious charge of the Stormfalcon's feather and the Keys to Elrinfaer that imprison the ravenous Mharg. Both must be restored to Anskiere, still trapped in his prison of ice. His release will depend upon Jaric's mastery of the Cycle of Fire, the sorcerous challenge that drove his father to madness. Both Taen and Jaric must prevail against Taen's brother, Emien, fallen to demons and overridden by alien desires that ravage his spirit. With Emien the perfect pawn shaped for Kiethland's downfall, his overlords feed his insatiable hatred with power for one purpose only: to hunt down and slay the Firelord's heir and the sister whose gentler talent defends him.

Jaric, the Firelord's heir, has narrowly survived repeated attacks by the demons-psionically endowed beings-and evaded their attempts to enslave him. Now, on the Isle of Vaere, he trains for his final ordeal: mastery of the Cycle of Fire challenge that broke his father's sanity. In the dark court of Scait, Demon Lord of Shadowfane, a vicious adversary arises to a tainted destiny. Emien retains the shape of a man, but his warped snarl of hatred and passion are controlled by a ruthless master. He is recruited to seek out human children who possess latent talent for sorcery and suborn them to further Scait's conquest,. With Jaric's fate uncertain, Emien's own sister, Taen Dreamweaver, must stand on her own to defend humanity, unaware that the victims she spares are the innocent bait to lure her into the malignant thrall of Shadowfane's overlords.

Stormwarden A young girl, her brother, and a Firelord's descendant are caught up in the rescue of the Stormwarden Anskiere-and the unbinding of the demons that could destroy all of humanity. Keeper of the Keys As Jaric struggles to accept his father's heritage, Taen's brother is possessed by the demons who use him as a pawn to hunt down and slay the Firelord's heir. Shadowfane Jaric faces the Cycle of Fire that drove his father to madness, while Taen Dreamweaver is targeted by her brother and his demon overlords, psionically endowed aliens who have been revealed as mankind's ancient conquerors.