The Wrath of Ashar (The First Book of the Kingdoms)

By: Angus Wells

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Synopsis: The Wrath of Ashar is a 410 page conventional fantasy novel written by Angus Wells and first published in 1988. It is the first novel in a series by Wells entitled The Books of the Kingdoms; The Usurper is the second novel in this work, and The Way Beneath is the third. Bantam Spectra's summary reads as follows: In the north, a fire rages through the world-spanning forest of eltrevan. Out of the flames is born a terrifying being with monstrous powers-Taws, Messenger of the fire-god Ashar. ancient prophecies say he will raise a great hoard of the warlike tribes of the north to bring destruction to the peaceful Kingdoms of Tamur, Ust-Gal , and Kesh. In the south, &young prophetess of the order of the Lady forsakes her vows of celibacy to bear a child, for the Book of Kyrie says that a champion will arise from Tamur to meet the challenge of the Usurper. The boy is named Kedryn. And as he nears manhood it seems that he may indeed be the child of prophecy, for he wields powers that none outside the Sisterhood have ever claimed. He may be the last, desperate hope for the survival of the Kingdoms 'but the Usurper has learned of Kedryn as well, and his armies are on the march... . A richly rendered saga of heroism and magic by a stunning new fantasy talent, Wrath ofAshar is the first volume in The Books of the Kingdoms, a harrowing epic of a world on the threshold of its greatest challenge.