A thousand years have passed since the Great War that banished magic users from southern Dereff. Not knowing about the ban, Brillar has chosen to travel to southern cities as apprentice to Master Elden, Mage of the Four Powers. Her unique skills are needed in the southern towns; his would be feared.Their plans for a peaceful journey are shattered when they reach Obreth where a terrible pestilence rages and is devastating the city. They quickly learn that all their Powers are needed to combat the plague and find the man who set it in motion. But struggling with the pestilence has left them vulnerable and now – Brillar is missing!
It started with reading. Then winning an award for an essay in eighth grade. Then it was poetry and writing a column in a student newspaper. Then a college newspaper as assistant editor, and editor of a literary magazine. Life got complicated but I never stopped creating, never stopped writing. Now I write a column for a local newspaper and have three published novels with more in the works. Facebook has been an opportunity to connect with other authors and to host a page called Marketing for Indies. The page is new and is being well received. Life is odd - I never thought I would live in Costa Rica yet here we are. Odd.
Continuing saga of growth, challenge, pain, and finally success in transitioning to the beginnings of the next book. The torturing of the heroine was tough to take though.