The Mage Winds Trilogy

Title: Winds of Fate Author: Mercedes Lackey Publisher: DAW Books Date of Publication: 1991 Details: Paperback, 460 pages ISBN: 0886775167

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High magic had been lost to Valdemar centuries ago when the last Herald-Mage gave his life to save the kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries. Yet now the realm is at risk again and Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, must take up the challenge, abandoning her home to find a mentor who can awaken her untrained mage abilities. But others, too, are being caught up in a war against sorcerous evil. The Tayledras scout Darkwind is the first to stumble across the menace creeping forth from the 'Uncleansed Lands.' And as sorcery begins to take its roll, Darkwind may be forced to call upon powers he has sworn never to use again if he and his people are to survive an enemy able to wreak greater devastation that with swords...

Title: Winds of Change Author: Mercedes Lackey Publisher: DAW Books Date of Publication: 1994 Details: Paperback, 475 pages ISBN: 0886775639

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With Valdemar in dire peril - threatened by the malevolent spellcraft of Ancar of Hardorn - Princess Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, has come to the Vale of the Tayledras Clan to seek Mage training among the magical Hawkbrother Adepts. But instead of finding a haven, she is whirled into a maelstrom of war and sorcery as the Vale is attacked by a mysterious Dark Adept from out of the "Uncleansed Lands." And when the Heartstone, the source of magical power for the Clan, is warped by evil sorceries and turned into a dangerous rogue, disabling the most powerful of the Hawkbrother Adepts. Elspeth - still only a halftrained Mage - and the renegade Hawkbrother - Adept Darkwind must struggle to tame the rogue Heartstone before the next strike of the Dark Adept, risking the perils of the unknown in a desperate attempt to save both their peoples...

Title: Winds of Fury Author: Mercedes Lackey Publisher: DAW Books Date of Publication: 1994 Details: Paperback, 432 pages ISBN: 0886776120

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Valdemar is once again in peril, threatened by Ancar of Hardorn, who has long sought to sieze control of the kingdom by any means at his command. Yet this time Ancar may well achieve his goal, for by harnessing the power of Mornelithe Falconsbane, the Dark Adept, he has set into motion a magical strike against Valdemar the likes of which hasn't been attempted in more than five hundred years - not since Vanyel, the last Herald-Mage, shielded the kingdom from attack by the deadliest of sorceries. And with Valdemar's ancient 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 long as the dormant magic of Valdemar begins to awaken, Elspeth finds that she too has a mysterious ally - a powerful spirit from the long-forgotten past...