Wysard by Carolyn Kephart - Fantasy - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 1563151448
Pages: 188 pages
Publisher: Sterling House Pub
Price: $11.95
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Wysard by Carolyn Kephart

Description: For a dozen years - almost half his existence - Ryel Mirai has dwelt in the fogbound citadel of Markul, learning the Art from his kinsman Edris. His life has been one of rigorous self-denial and discipline, and his studies have been hard, perilous, and seemingly to no purpose. But Edris' mysterious death forces Ryel to comprehend not only the real truth of his own origins, but the part he is Foretold to play in the World outside Markul's grim walls. Very soon he learns that a great and evil power in the Art, Dagar, dwells in the wraithworld of the Void, seeking to return and wreak unfathomable evil on the World that loathed and feared him when he lived centuries before. Dagar has enlisted the aid of Ryel's unruly rival in the Art, Lord Michael Essern, to find the long-lost spell that will free him from the Void. But to escape the Void's shadow-realm, Dagar requires a human form in which to embody his spiritual essence - his rai - and the form he lusts for is none other than Ryel's.

Lured by Dagar's wiles, Ryel leaves Markul and returns to the World, embroiling himself in all its dangers, joys, and temptations. Very soon he realizes that he has the chance to discover the Spell of Joining first, thereby forever thwarting Dagar's machinations. During his quest Ryel learns that the same spell will bring Edris, also imprisoned in the Void, back to life again. Great as the young wysard's hopes are, however, the dangers are greater still, for Dagar's minions are powerful and many. But Ryel discovers that he has strong allies to help him in his cause, and that he may well gain all that he wishes ... although perhaps not as he wished it.