About the Book
Valdemar...
...is once again in peril, threatened by Ancar of Hardorn, who has long sought to sieze control of the kingdom by and means at his command.
Yet this time Ancar may well achieve his goal, for mby harnessing the power of Mornelithe Falconsbane, the Dark Adept, he has set into motion a magical strike against Valdemar the like of which hasn't been attempted in more than five hundred years - not since Vanyel, the last Hearald-Mage, shielded thed kingdom from attack by the deadliest of sorceries.
And with Valdemar's achient spell-generated protections finally breaking down, Queen Selenay, Herald-Princess Elspeth, and their people could soon be left defenseless against an enemy armed with spells no one in Valdemar has the knowledge to withstand.
But as the long dormant magic of Valdemar begins to awaken, Elspeth finds that she too has a mysterious ally - a powerful spirit from the long-forgotten past.
