The Burning Stone

They are bound together by murder and magic, in a plot to steal a mind, pervert a life, usurp a throne--and perhaps destroy a world.Caradoc Penlluathe: a gifted, bitter young Mage expelled from his sorcerous Order--for violence ...Borthen Berigeld: a criminal mastermind with unnatural powers--and supernatural hatred ...Gwynmira du Bors: a royal lady who wants to rule Garillon--over her stepson's dead body ...Evelake Whitfauconer: an innocent boy--a brigand's pawn ...Margoth Penlluathe and Serdor Sulamith: Carador's sister and friend--who'd pay any price to save the Mage from himself ...In a tavern in Ambrothen, the die is cast ...An epic of sorcery and power begins.