The Summer Tree Author:Guy Gavrielkay In The Summer Tree, five young professionls and students are dramatically precipitated out of their lives in this world into the realm of Fionavar, the true world, of which our own is only a shadow. Led by Silvercloak, the wizard, the five are caught up in the opening forays of a devastating war as the renegade god, Rakoth Maugrim, breaks free ... more »from his thousand year imprisonment.
Maugrim, gathering his evil forces, begins a subtle invasioin of the High Kingdom of Brennin, where generations of kings have affirmed their bond to Summer Tree. Now, a new time of sacrifice is at hand.
In a world gripped by the timeless war between the forces of Light and Dark, a rich tapestry of action is woven as the five are confronted by wood and water spirits, dwarves, supernatural animals and the titanic magics of the gods, against which the strengths of humans seem weak and small.
The Summer Tree is the beginning of a story that will echo throughout the fantasy genre for years to come.« less