<DIV>In the third volume of this astonishing Nebula Award-nominated fantasy series, the many plot strands created in the first two novels become more tightly interwoven--as the time of the cataclysm nears when people and places long sundered by magic will once again reside in the same time and universe...<p> "The best thus far...I can now honestly say I am rabid for the next book." --<b>B&N Explorations</b><p> Praise for the Crown of Stars series:<p> "Well-thought-out, well-structured, and well-crafted... There's a bone-deep reality to the world." --<b>Fantasy & Science Fiction</b><p> "Elliott's new high fantasy... proves an entirely captivating affair...a resounding narrative revolving around three appealing characters." --<b>Publishers Weekly </b> (starred review) </div>