Might and Magic Series by Geary Gravel

Diligence was the only daughter of one of the eight kings of the land known as the Wheel -- and of an immortal mother before whose power armies quailed. When earthquakes and raging firestorms threatened to destroy the Wheel, Diligence was dispatched to the side of the mother she had never known -- in exchange for an audience with the all-knowing Dreamwright, who might have the solution to her people's plight... moreDiligence was the only daughter of one of the eight kings of the land known as the Wheel -- and of an immortal mother before whose power armies quailed. When earthquakes and raging firestorms threatened to destroy the Wheel, Diligence was dispatched to the side of the mother she had never known -- in exchange for an audience with the all-knowing Dreamwright, who might have the solution to her people's plight.Mountain boy Hitch had left his native peaks in search of adventure, but he was not prepared to face an unknown world of monsters and magic alone. So he was happy to join the princess's caravan, glad only of a job and the companionship.But, as Hitch would soon find, this was no ordinary journey. For the way to the palace of the Dreamwright led through lands filled with Wander Men and ramble houses, messengers made of glass, nighthoots and choir-wolves, lands where long-dead warriors refought ancient battles, where foul sorcery and twisted science awaited the unwary . . . and where Hitch and Diligence were the only ones who could make the difference between deliverance and oblivion! less

MAGIC AND MENACEMountain boy Hitch had no plans beyond reaching the palace of the Dreamwright and delivering Princess Diligence up to her mother, the immortal Amonwelle of the Unseen Wall. But when they arrived, they found the palace besieged by the armies of the ancient menace called the Shadowsmith. . . and the fabled Dreamwright dead. Amonwelle expected Diligence to stand by her side and defend the Wall; Hitch, she expected to replace the Dreamwright... moreMAGIC AND MENACEMountain boy Hitch had no plans beyond reaching the palace of the Dreamwright and delivering Princess Diligence up to her mother, the immortal Amonwelle of the Unseen Wall. But when they arrived, they found the palace besieged by the armies of the ancient menace called the Shadowsmith. . . and the fabled Dreamwright dead. Amonwelle expected Diligence to stand by her side and defend the Wall; Hitch, she expected to replace the Dreamwright. But then a minion of the Shadowsmith sent him hurtling through a portal into another place. . . As Hitch struggled to find his way through the forbidden forests of the Aulmad, Diligence set off in secret to search for him. Between them lay a hidden underground world, a bronze giant from eons past, mysterious candlemen, and enigmatic visitors from beyond the sky. But even if the two adventurers could find each other, they still would not be safe. For haunting their every step was the Shadowsmith himself. . .Explore a world of magic and adventure, mystery and danger. . . the world of the bestselling computer gameMIGHT AND MAGIC less