The Silver Mage: Book Four of the Silver Wyrm
Katharine Kerr first became involved in the field of fantasy through role-playing games, becoming so intrigued that she began writing articles for gaming magazines, and for some time was a contributing  editor toDragonmagazine. This interest soon led her into the field of fantasy writing, with her first Deverry novel,Daggerspell, appearing in 1986. Since then, she has written fourteen more Deverry novels, of whichThe Silver Mageis the latest, as well as other fantasy and science fiction novels. Her Deverry novels have hit the LondonTimesand the Australian bestseller lists.