Wit'ch Star: The Banned and the Bannished Book Five
By (Author) James Clemens
Little, Brown Book Group
Orbit
1st November 2003
United Kingdom
Paperback
752
Width 114mm, Height 176mm, Spine 37mm
390g
Five centuries after the destruction of the Mages of Alasea, a young girl, Elena, inherits the wild powers the Mages had so carefully concealed from their pitiless enemy. But though the Mages are long dead their ancient foe is not - and Elena must continue their battle with her hard-won outlaw army and her own mastery of the blood magick. Elena and her forces had defeated evil in an audacious attack, a wound cut deep into the Black Heart, but this isn't enough. The Dark Lord's greatest weapon, the Weirgates, continue their ravenous onslaught and the land's powers wane. The Elementals, those rare folk tuned to the Land's energy, are sickening, their abilities fading. The Mer'ai are losing their sea sense and the link to their dragons and the Elv'in ships can not fly as high or far. Now an ally dies in violence, whispering of a last betrayal and a stranger foretells victory or the death of all.
'With every new book in the Wit'ch War saga, James Clemens' storytelling expertise becomes more compelling' Terry Brooks 'The action is lively and a-plenty' SFX 'Masterful and compelling' STARBURST 'Clemens holds you gripped with these stories, each thrilling in their own right, and becoming more so as the strands come together. WIT'CH STORM is a romp, but the pace of the tale itself never lets up for more than an instant, just giving you enough tim
James Clemens was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. He now has a veterinary practice in Sacramento, California, where he shares his home with two Dalmations, a stray Shepherd and a love-sick parrot named Igor.