Product Description

The weather magic that holds Lur safe is failing, and the earth feels broken to those with the power to see. Among Lur's sorcerers only Asher has the skill to mend the antique weather map that governs the seasons, keeping the land from being crushed by natural forces. Yet when Asher risks his life to meddle with these dangerous magics, the crisis is merely delayed, not averted. Asher's son Rafel has inherited his father's talents, but has been forbidden to use them. Many died in the last Mage War and these abilities aren't to be loosed lightly into the world. But when Asher's last desperate attempt to repair the damage leaves him on this deathbed, Rafel's powers may not be denied. For his countrymen are facing famine, devastation and a rift in the very fabric of their land.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5961 in Books
• Published on: 2009-08-13
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

About the Author
Karen Miller was born in Vancouver, Canada, and moved to Australia with her family when she was two. Apart from a two year stint in the UK she's lived around Sydney ever since. She has held a variety of interesting jobs and fell in love with speculative

Customer Reviews

A little too much dialogue, not enough action
This is the sequel to the Innocent Mage duology. The world the story takes place in is well defined and the plot interesting. Unfortunatelty it justs takes too long to work up to the main advent. Asher's reasons for keeping Rafael's magic hidden are a bit weak and Asher himself is not as strong a character as he was previously. Still it makes for a good read and hopefully the sequel due out next year will mark a return to form.

wait for the next one
I love this author and think she really tells a great story, so I was excited to buy this book. Oh dear, yawn yawn. It finally got interesting in the last few chapters but it was not worth the slog through most of the book to get to it. It felt to me like she was trying to get a trilogy out of this series and was just writing filler. Very disappointing. I would wait till the next one come out if you are thinking of buying it.

Not as good as the first 2 books but what a brilliant ending !!
I am a great fan of the first two books Innocent Mage & Awakened Mage. It was great to see some of the old characters in the book but it took some getting into, I think the writer kept going over the same thing to put her point accross, I couldn't really get into it until halfway & then it picked up pace dramatically. The ending is fantastic - Cliffhanger or The End - read it and see what YOU think !!