And if she didn't remind you every now and then that much of the cast is non-human and magical, you could be forgiven for mistaking them as flawed, human individuals. Vivid and vibrant, her larger than life characters practically jump off the page. And yet, Lackey's writing is as fresh and compelling to me in my 30's as it was in my teens and 20's. One of her collaborations with partner, Larry Dixon, the Mage W While this was technically a reread, it had been some years since I read these books.

While this was technically a reread, it had been some years since I read these books. The Mage Wars omnibus follows Skandranon and his lifelong friend, Amberdrake, and their children, as they seek to establish and defend a Kingdom of peace and tranquillity.more Even then, the elite guard force, the Silver Gryphons, will discover a greater terror lurking in the forests beyond the city walls. The glorious city of White Gryphon will rise from the ashes, but it will take careful negotiation, spying and terrible war against the mysterious Black Kings to secure the stronghold. Together with Amberdrake, a Healer of body, mind and spirit, Skandranon will defend his nation from his evil counterparts created by Ma’ar, the makaar.

He is the fulfillment of all that the Mage of Silence, the human sorcerer called Urtho, intended to achieve when he created these magical beings to be his champions, the defenders of his realm – a verdant plain long coveted by the evil mage Ma’ar. He is the fulfillment of all that the Mage of Silence, the human sorcerer called Urtho, intended to achieve when he created these magical beings to Set around three thousand years before the rest of the Valdemar series, this is the ancient history of Velgarth and the story of Skandranon Rashkae, a gryphon with gleaming ebony feathers, keen magesight and acute intelligence. Set around three thousand years before the rest of the Valdemar series, this is the ancient history of Velgarth and the story of Skandranon Rashkae, a gryphon with gleaming ebony feathers, keen magesight and acute intelligence.

Octgn image packs for mage wars