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The Shadow Sorceress: The Fourth Book of the Spellsong Cycle
The Shadow Sorceress The Fourth Book of the Spellsong Cycle Author:L. E. Modesitt Jr. The Shadow Sorceress focuses on the challenges facing Secca, now a young Sorceress. She is thrust into a position of power and responsibility when her mentor, Anna, the legendary Sorceress Protector of Defalk, dies unexpectedly before Secca's training as a master magic wielder is anywhere near complete. — Secca learns to fight battles effectively... more » using sorcerous skills she has never used before, all while leading an army for the first time. She must master diplomacy in order to save her ruler and his kingdom, form alliances with unfriendly potential allies and mediate power struggles among ambitious and disparate societies. At the same time, she discovers the unexpected potential for love and companionship in a world where few men are wise enough to value women as anything more than wives, mistresses or mothers.
Coping with it all, Secca proves herself more than just a quick study, but a woman with a limitless capacity for courage, personal growth and fearless commitment to survival and fighting the good fight.« less