<p><strong>'Lavish and complete&nbsp;world-building, made grand and epic by the range of fascinating creatures, [McDaniel] takes elements of classic fantasy and does unexpected things with them.' &ndash;<em>Authors Reading</em></strong></p><p>War stirs in the hearts of the elves and humans.&nbsp;Jaerick, king of the elves, and Traelyn, Great Mother of the humans, have a storied and tragic past, but neither can recall anything but the hate between them for actions in a past that has been wiped from memory.</p><p>The Quarterstar Prophecy, however, stirs within the realm, with a will of its own, and it calls to both Jaerick and Traelyn.&nbsp;At the center of it all lies the Quarterstar Talisman and the only known Quarterstar Shard to have ever been found &ndash; kept separate due to the power of the Shard if combined with the Talisman.</p><p>Traelyn should have died generations ago.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her father, Dar Drannon, must come back in order to fulfill the prophecy.&nbsp;Yet, it is the king&rsquo;s advisor, Naemyn, who may thwart the balance of power as the Quarterstar Prophecy unfolds.</p>