Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Brightly Burning
A stand-alone novel detailing the short life of Lavan Firestorm, a Firestarter and legend in Valdemar, who struggles with his Gift and his family.
A stand-alone novel detailing the short life of Lavan Firestorm, a Firestarter and legend in Valdemar, who struggles with his Gift and his family.
The world is in chaos as the power surge of the Cascade rises to a devastating crescendo threatening to wipe out entire populations and leaving Elena and her archangel irrevocably changed. These same events prove that even the archangels are not immune to this deadly evil. Even the combined power of the Cadre may not be enough . . .
Rejected by the village he grew up in, Darian Firkin flees when an army attacks and a twist of fate leads to his destiny with the Hawkbrothers.
A brilliant young Karsite captain, Alberich has hidden his “witch-power” until caught in the Sunpriests’ trap. Saved by an odd white stallion, Alberich intends to remain true to his own people, retaining his honor while helping to train the direst enemy of Karse.
Amelia and her dashing husband Emerson set off for a promising archaeological site in the Sudan, only to be unwillingly drawn into the search for an African explorer and his young bride who have been missing for 12 years.
Valdemar does not yet exist but Mages do, and they are at war. The gryphons are Urtho’s champions, his air force defenders of whom Skandranon Rashkae is the best, the one sent to spy across enemy lines.
Sheriff (and werewolf) Hank Merrow is the alpha’s heir and has been training himself for the day he’ll take over. Getting married to cement a truce and pay off an honor debt is no different, and Hank will do his duty even if he’ll never like the woman.
The cold, pitiless, unfeeling Judd Lauren, an elite soldier for the Psy, becomes the target of Brenna Kincaid, a wolf changeling who sees him as her only hope, terrified that she could become a killer hersel
The story of the battlefield where it all began to change between Man and Faerie, and the betrayal required to save them all.
A stunning seafaring fantasy starring a dauntless heroine in a world of magic and treachery.