Mystic Empire
Thrice upon a time, their children would be armed with the power of newfound magic...
Eighty years have passed since the Mystics founded the glorious nation
of Calsandria on the ruins of a fabled lost empire, and now their new
order is mired in politics and bloodlines. A woman like Theona Conlan,
who lacks magic powers, has no place in Mystic society. But she vows to
lead the desperate search for the long-lost Crown Prince – the last
descendant of Galen Arvad...
In another realm the faery Dwynwyn, Queen of the Dead, must
face an emerging truth: Her world's slave creatures, such as centaurs
and satyrs, are mastering the magic once solely available to faeries.
And this reality will shatter the fragile peace between the faeries and
their vengeful enemies...
In the goblin world, the little scientist Lunid wants to get
closer to the god of her dreams. So she builds a device that can let
her reach across worlds and snatch him back to her like a prized pet.
Her masters, however, have plans for her invention that she could not
have foreseen...
But unknown to them all, the gates between realities are about
to burst open and allow nightmare armies to pour through – plunging
Mystics, faeries, goblins, centaurs, and dragons into unimaginable,
devastating conflict. Soon all these entities are caught in a war that
can be won only with an undiscovered magic.
One that will unite – or destroy – three worlds.
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman (born 1955) has been writing and exploring fantasy and science fiction since the 1970s. Tracy eventually became a New York Times bestselling author (with Margaret Weis) of numerous series such as Dragonlance, the Death Gate Cycle, Darksword, and Rose of the Prophet.
Together with his wife Laura, Tracy co-created the Dragonlance and Ravenloft games and, more recently, their own fantasy series, The Bronze Canticles. Tracy and Laura live in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah and have four children.
The Bronze Canticles
The Bronze Canticles consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.