The Tale of the Five Series by Diane Duane

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  • The Door Into Fire (The Tale of the Five #1)
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    The Door Into Fire (The Tale of the Five #1)

    Diane Duane

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1979

    Herewiss is the only man in centuries to possess the Power of the blue Flame, but he can't use or control it -- not even to help his dearest friend, Freelorn, exiled prince of Arlen. Herewiss does have a talent for more mundane sorcery, and (aided by the unearthly creature Sunspark) he uses it to rout the armies besieging Freelorn. But now Herewiss faces a devastating choice.His time to master the blue Fire is running out... more

  • The Door Into Shadow (The Tale of the Five #2)
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    The Door Into Shadow (The Tale of the Five #2)

    Diane Duane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1984

    Second of Diane Duane's "Middle Kingdoms" sequence, sequel to THE DOOR INTO FIRE. The quest of Freelorn Ferrant's son, exiled prince of Arlen, continues as he and his people push eastward across the Middle Kingdoms in pursuit of his lost throne. But his companion, the warrior and sorceress Segnbora, brings her own possibly deadly agenda to the search...

  • The Tale of the Five: The Sword and the Dragon (The Tale of the Five #1-2 omnibus)
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    The Tale of the Five: The Sword and the Dragon (The Tale of the Five #1-2 omnibus)

    Diane Duane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 1979

    This is an omnibus reprint of Diane Duane's first two titles in this series, The Door into Fire and The Door into Shadow. In The Door into Fire, Herewiss, Prince of the Brightwood, is the only man in centuries to possess the Power of the Flame, but he cannot control it. Even though he cannot control the Power of the Flame, he does have a talent for sorcery and with the help of Sunspark, a fire elemental, he is able to free his best friend Freelorn, the Prince of Arlen... more

  • The Door into Sunset (The Tale of the Five #3)
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    The Door into Sunset (The Tale of the Five #3)

    Diane Duane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1992

    The author of The New York Times bestseller Spock's World continues the story of Freehorn, Herewiss, Segnbora, Sunspark, and Hasai in an entertaining and magical sequel to The Door into Fire. "Expands the limits of the Swords and Sorcery genre . . . exciting, magical, intelligent".--Publishers Weekly.

  • The Tale of the Five Omnibus (The Tale of the Five #1-3 omnibus)
    #1-3 omnibus

    The Tale of the Five Omnibus (The Tale of the Five #1-3 omnibus)

    Diane Duane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2010

    All three of Diane Duane's classic "Middle Kingdoms" novels together in one volume for the first time. The Omnibus contains The Door into Fire, The Door into Shadow, and The Door into Sunset, all in the author's preferred versions, updated and revised from the previous print editions for this omnibus.

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