The Cycle of Fire Series by Janny Wurts

The first novel in the The Circle of Fire trilogy. As a new plot threatens mankind's survival, three children stand at the crux. All possess extraordinary talents, but each of them is flawed. In need of all their help is the Stormwarden, last Vaere-trained sorcerer, condemned now and trapped in a desperate quandry. Previous publisher: Ace.

Second in the SF/fantasy trilogy by the author of Stormwarden: "Reminiscent of Andre Norton's Witch World . . . Wurts writes with creativity and passion." --Fantasy LiteratureWith Kiethland restored to precarious peace, Taen Dreamweaver and Jaric, the sole heir to Ivain Firelord, have thwarted the demons' initial bid to exterminate humanity. But the threat remains in the precarious charge of the Stormfalcon's feather and the Keys to Elrinfaer that imprison the ravenous Mharg... moreSecond in the SF/fantasy trilogy by the author of Stormwarden: "Reminiscent of Andre Norton's Witch World . . . Wurts writes with creativity and passion." --Fantasy LiteratureWith Kiethland restored to precarious peace, Taen Dreamweaver and Jaric, the sole heir to Ivain Firelord, have thwarted the demons' initial bid to exterminate humanity. But the threat remains in the precarious charge of the Stormfalcon's feather and the Keys to Elrinfaer that imprison the ravenous Mharg. Both must be restored to Anskiere, still trapped in his prison of ice. His release will depend upon Jaric's mastery of the Cycle of Fire, the sorcerous challenge that drove his father to madness.Both Taen and Jaric must prevail against Taen's brother, Emien, fallen to demons and overridden by alien desires that ravage his spirit. With Emien the perfect pawn shaped for Kiethland's downfall, his overlords feed his insatiable hatred with power for one purpose only: to hunt down and slay the Firelord's heir and the sister whose gentler talent defends him.Praise for Janny Wurts"With each new book it becomes more and more obvious how important Janny Wurts is to contemporary fantasy." --Guy Gavriel Kay"A gifted creator of wonders." --Raymond E. Feist"Janny Wurts brings an artist's eye for detail and mood to the field of fantasy writing." --Robert Lynn Asprin"A great natural storyteller." --L. Sprague de Camp less

As Scait, Demonlord of Shadowfaine, uses his captured human talent for his conquest, his machinations raise an even greater threat, one that could hurl all the world to its destruction, and end mankind's chance of reclaiming freedom among the stars.

A collection of the three volumes of a classic fantasy trilogy finds three young people struggling to free the Stormwarden, the last of the elemental power-wielding Vaere sorcerers, so that he can battle the humanity-threatening demonkind. Original.