The outstretched shadow
Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory
Readers rate it 3.9 (35 on Hardcover)
604 pages · Released 2003 · Tor
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The Outstretched Shadow is a fantasy adventure that explores themes of freedom, questioning authority, and self-discovery through magic. While there is combat and warfare involving elves and magical creatures, it is not gratuitously graphic. The story rewards curiosity, courage, and empathy, with protagonists who model thoughtful decision-making and care for others despite societal pressure to conform.
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Kellen Tawadon, son the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Young Mages in training-all men, for women were unfit to practice magic-memorized the intricate details o... Kellen Tawadon, son the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Young Mages in training-all men, for women were unfit to practice magic-memorized the intricate details of High Magic and aspired to seats on the council. Then he found the forbidden Books of Wild Magic-or did they find him? The three slim volumes woke Kellen to the wide world outside the City's isolating walls. Their Magic was not dead, strangled by rules and regulations. It felt like a living thing, guided by the hearts and minds of those who practiced it and benefited from it.
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- War
- Elves
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