The Way of Light
The Third Book of The Magravandias Chronicles
The sudden death
of the Emperor Leonid has plunged the empire of Magravandias into
chaos. To preserve order, Valraven Palindrake, Dragon Lord of Caradore,
reluctantly pledges his support to the young Crown Prince, Gastern.
Concerned
for the fate of her adopted country, Varencienne Palindrake, Valraven's
wife and Leonid's daughter, embarks on a perilous journey to Magrast to
confer with her mother, the Empress Tatrini. But en route, she is
captured by the dark magus Taropat and his student Shan, who hope to
use her as a pawn in their own intricate game to revive three lost
implements of power: the Dragon's Eye, the Dragon's Breath, and the
Dragon's Claw.
As Magravandias descends toward a holocaust of
bloodshed and warfare, a dark cabal of Firemages schemes in secret to
engineer the coronation of their own chosen successor. And in Caradore,
the twin children of Valraven Palindrake summon ancient magics to open
the Way of Light and place a True King on the throne.
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The Chronicles of Magravandias
The Chronicles of Magravandias consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
