High Fantasy Saga Ser.

At long last, popular author C.J. Cherryh returns to her critically acclaimed High Fantasy saga about the war between light and darkness. Sixteen years have passed since the dramatic events of Fortress of Dragons.... King at last, Cefwyn must rebuild his devasted kingdom, aided by his loyal and powerful friend Tristen Sihhe and two unexpected participants: his two young sons. Elfwyn Aswydd, the bastard son of King Cefwyn and the sorceress Tarien Aswydd, has been hidden ever since his birth, but now it is his time to emerge and claim the gifted birthright he's been denied. But a dark, sinister magic has grown close to the young man and taken hold of the kingdom. Nothing is as it seems, and the bonds of family are fragile. It is up to an embattled four--Elwyn, his half brother Aewyn Marhanen, Cefwyn and Tristen--to unmask the dark forces that threaten to unhinge Cefwyn's reign and end the fragile peace.