It's a testament to the quality of the book that I was able to pick it up with no idea of the plot or background, start reading, and get a wonderful story that wound down beautifully.

As either a stand alone or the middle of the series, this is an excellent story, giving just enough background on the characters to leave you interested, without being confusing or resorting to cheesy monologues meant to bring the reader up to speed.

I should also point out that while this is definitely not a young adult novel, my first tryst with it was at the age of thirteen.
Nothing is watered down, but I enjoy the tastefulness of many scenes, it's gritty enough to bring them alive without resorting to scenes for shock value alone.

Not the most stunning book I've ever read, or especially groundbreaking, but it's held a special place for me for years, and I still get a happy glow when I close my eyes and relive it.

Second in the Unschooled Wizard series featuring Sun Wolf and Starhawk.

A prevalence of demons. Once, it was said, Wenshar had been a city of witches, summoning and controlling demons for their evil magic. Wenshar had been destroyed, and the witches were supposedly no more. But in nearby Tandieras, Kaletha claimed to have found their lost books of spells.

Sun Wolf had come there with Starhawk, hoping to learn more of magic from Kaletha. As he had discovered in Mandrigyn, a talent for wizardry without adequate training was a doubly dangerous thing. And now, despite Kaletha's claim to use only pure, white magic, he found increasing signs of evil magic and demon-controlling spells.

Now Sun Wolf stood alone in the ruins of a long-dead Wenshar. And as night fell, his wizard vision saw the demons emerge - great swarms of demons, all striving to drive or lure him to his death. Wenshar was filled with new-old evil. And it was no longer confined to ruined Wenshar!

Wenshar had been a city of witches, summoning and controlling demons for their evil magic. Wenshar had been destroyed and the witches were supposedly no more. But in nearby Tandieras, Kaletha claimed to have found their lost books of spells.

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