Bøger af John Buttrick

The world is at war. The Serpent Guild and the northern kingdoms are united while the south is divided between those allied with Daniel's Atlantan Guild and the nations allied with Aakadon. The changes in leadership within the city of the Aakacarns make an alliance between the Atlantan Guild and Aakadon possible, but not guaranteed now that blood has been shed on both sides. Cooperation between the two societies must happen in order to achieve victory and yet may not be enough to turn the tide of war. Tarin Conn is free from Daniel's spell and the ancient Maestro's appetite for power has grown. The Serpent Guild's teleportation raids increase and the spell-powered weapons given to their allies increase the destruction visited upon the southern kingdoms. To be victorious in the War of the Champions, Daniel and the members of his guild must trust the people who attacked them and defeat Tarin Conn, the most powerful spell-caster ever born, along with the Serpent Guild. This time setting his priorities and arranging his chores accordingly may not be enough.

To Cast The First Spell: Daniel Benhannon has finished building his cabin near the peak of Mount Tannakonna and is ready to leave home and invite Val Terrance to be his wife. But the simple life he hopes for is changed forever when he inadvertently casts a spell so powerful it draws the attention of the Grand Maestro of Aakadon and the dark Maestro Tarin Conn. The two powerful foes sense a change in the balance of power and both of them intend for it to be in their favor. Daniel wants nothing to do with either faction but must learn to master his newly discovered potential before the forces sent looking for him destroy his family and friends and every person living in the remote village of Bashierwood. But to master his potential he must learn from an Accomplished. To save the village he must accept help from Talenteds sent by Efferin Tames, or surrender to Tarin Conn. To seize control of his life he must set his priorities and arrange his chores accordingly.To Challenge A Maestro: Daniel Benhannon, a young mountaineer, recently raised to six bolt Accomplished, wants to be left alone to live out his life as he chooses. The casting of his first spell has placed him square in the middle of an ancient battle between the seven Guilds of Aakadon, led by Grand Maestro, Efferin Tames, and the Serpent Guild, led by Maestro Balen Tamm. To accomplish his goal, Daniel must break his link to the mind of the evil Tarin Conn, the Dark Maestro, imprisoned beneath Mount Kelgotha. To break the link, he must go to Aakadon, keep secret his standing as a six bolt Accomplished, a potential equaling that of the Grand Maestro, out maneuver Efferin Tames, Balen Tamm, and Tarin Conn, three of the most powerful Accomplished in history, and show them what a Ducaunan backwoodsman can really do after he sets his priorities and arranges his chores accordingly

Daniel's success in the Foot Hills of Pentrosa makes his restored ability to summon Potential known to his enemies. Queen Cleona has declared a state of emergency and has ordered all legions to prepare for war, including the requirement for all nobles to summon their personal muster of troops. Harmonic waves emanating from the Dark Maestro causes wide spread panic, the entire world fears he is about to break free from his entombment beneath Mount Kelgotha, and pressure is brought on Grand Maestro Efferin Tames to stop Tarin Conn from escaping. Vance Cummin reveals Daniel's deepest secret to the world. The Eagle Guild spends more time and resources trying to arrest Daniel than tracking down Accomplisheds of the Serpent Guild. All the while, Vance pushes his allies to use the Ducaunan military build up as justification to marshal their own troops, and then attack the peaceful kingdoms that were unprepared for war. Daniel must enlist people into his personal muster of troops; escort Accomplisheds of Aakadon through the southern kingdom of Taracopa, through Ducaun, to Mount Shantear, to the crystal chamber, in the kingdom of Lobenia, which has been invaded by the kingdom of Fon Kay. Even so, Daniel must do all with an arrest warrant issued by the Grand Maestro hanging over his head. How do you protect people who are determined to lock you in a cell?