num_pages: 480
description: Dark magicWith Valdemar in dire peril—threatened by the malevolent spellcraft of Ancar of Hardorn—Princess Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, has come to the Vale of the Tayledras Clan to seek Mage training among the magical Hawkbrother Adepts. But instead of finding a haven, she is whirled into a maelstrom of war and sorcery as the Vale is attacked by a mysterious Dark Adept from out of the “Uncleansed Lands.”And when the Heartstone, the source of magical power for the Clan, is warped by evil sorceries and turned into a dangerous rogue, disabling the most powerful of the Hawkbrother Adepts, Elspeth—still only a half-trained Mage—and the renegade Hawkbrother-Adept Darkwind must struggle to tame the rogue Heartstone before the next strike of the Dark Adept, risking the perils of the unknown in a desperate bid to save both their peoples…
language: English
title: Winds of Change
titlecomplete: Winds of Change (Valdemar: Mage Winds, #2)
characters: Nyara, Herald Skif, Kethra, Rris, Dawnfire, Cymry, Wintermoon, Need, Princess Elspeth of Valdemar, Gwena, Treyvan, Starblade, Iceshadow, Firesong, Darkwind, Tre'valen, Hydona, Silverfox
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Magic
ratings_count: 15374
series: Valdemar (Chronological), Valdemar: Mage Winds, Valdemar (Publication order)
publisher: Turtleback Books