Why did I love this book?
I love this amazing fantasy book series because of the profound morality and love of the earth that pervades the world of the story, even though the civilization it portrays is struggling for its life against an implacable and ruthless enemy.
Magic is woven into the fabric of the world, not in the form of chanting and spells, but rather as part of the structure of reality itself. The language of the novel is lyrical and immersive, and the descriptions of nature are unforgettable. When I read, I hear the wind whistling through the empty backcountry; I feel the spray of the mountain streams and the biting cold of the winter mornings.
2 authors picked The Riddle-Master of Hed as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
In a land where wizards have long since vanished, Morgon, Prince of Hed, is confronted with a challenge much different from that faced by his land-bound predecessors. Although he wants only to rule and work the land of his birth, Morgon must search out a very different destiny - one dictated since birth by the mark of three stars imprinted on his forehead.
He must wander strange, foreign lands full of untamed magic in the form of riddling wraiths, mysterious harpists, a lost crown, a magical sword and an all-knowing High One who rules over all. In his quest for…
