n the peaceful kingdom of Clarion, the lives of three people become entangled by the magic of the elves; the legendary teachers, and enemies, of humanity. Kristyn Tremayne, the young daughter of a noblewoman, is first repelled by, then drawn to Luthor, her new stepfather, and his wonderful gift of magic. But when a sudden and violent attack on her home leaves her life shattered, Kristyn finds that Luthor’s sorcery is far more frightening than she had imagined... moren the peaceful kingdom of Clarion, the lives of three people become entangled by the magic of the elves; the legendary teachers, and enemies, of humanity. Kristyn Tremayne, the young daughter of a noblewoman, is first repelled by, then drawn to Luthor, her new stepfather, and his wonderful gift of magic. But when a sudden and violent attack on her home leaves her life shattered, Kristyn finds that Luthor’s sorcery is far more frightening than she had imagined. The power unleashed on that night takes hold of Gabriel Zane, a blacksmith haunted by dreams of perfection, and aids him in crafting the sword Ember of Dreams; a blade that makes its wielder invincible, but at a dreadful price.Torn from her home, Kristyn travels into the very heart of the elves’ ancestral realm to redeem Luthor, accompanied by Robert Blackford, a harp-maker’s apprentice who dreams of being far more. Together with a band of unlikely allies, they must choose whether to obey their duty to their king and homeland, or to make common cause with their enemies and resist a dark power that threatens to consume everything in its path. They confront not only foes of flesh and blood, but the truth behind their own dreams. Through a desperate journey in the heart of winter, Kristyn discovers a strength she never knew she possessed, Gabriel is faced with the consequences of his own creation, and Robert finally grows to understand his own heart and what it is to be a hero. less
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