The Dragon's Touchstone
(The Dragon Nimbus History: Book 1)
Irene Radford
DAW Books, 1997
ISBN:0-88677-744-5 (paperback)
Three hundred years before the time of , Coronnan is a kingdom at war
with itself. Magic is wild and magicians uncontrolled, each working separately for his own goal.
At the height of this age of chaos, the dragons know they must intervene. Their chosen humans
are:
Nimbulan, a soul-weary Battlemage who nearly exhausted his own great abilities in the endless
battles of succession between rival lords. Determined to find a better way, he founds the
University of Magicians to train and unite the next generation to stand against the rogue
spellworkers who prefer endless war and the wealth and power it brings.
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And Myrilandel, a witchwoman and healer who will become the liaison between humans and
dragonkind, offering the gift of dragon magic to Nimbulan and his fellow spellcaster.
But even dragon magic may not be enough to defeat the greed of Nimbulan's most trusted
assistant, the fanaticism of a priest who thrives on blood magic, and the ambitions of the lord to
whom Nimbulan had once given his allegiance....
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