Fire in the Sky (Shadowsong Trilogy)
by Jo Clayton
Category: Fiction

This is the first in The Shadowsong Trilogy, the story of Shadith, formerly a spirit residing in the Diadem, a magical relic from an alien empire. She is embodied with the gift of empathy and a magic based on music, which enables her to act as an arbiter for interplanetary diplomatic corps. Now she must make peace between two warring races.