New Releases by Patricia A. McKillip

By the vow of her father and her own desire, Raederle was pledged to Morgon, Riddle-Master of Hed. But a year had passed since Morgon disappeared on his search for the High One at Erlenstar Mountain, and rumors claimed he was dead. Raederle set out to learn the truth for herself, though her small gift of magic seemed too slight for the perils she must face. The quest led through strange lands and dangerous adventures. Only her growing powers enabled her at last to reach Erlenstar Mountain. And there she discovered what she could not bear to accept. Accompanied by Deth, the High One''s Harper, she fled. And behind them came a pursuer whose name was Morgon, bent on executing a grim destiny upon Raederle and Deth. Her only hope lay in summoning the Hosts of the Dead, led by the King whose skull she bore . . .

Caerles must obtain the legendary Throme, a book of incredibly beautiful songs, in order to win the daughter of the King of Everywhere, and Ryd Yarrow faces a dragon that brings twelve months of winter to the island of Hoarsbreath.

In seeking the answer to the riddle of the three stars on his forehead and the three stars on the enchanted harp and sword, Morgan, Prince of Hed, goes ultimately to the High One, himself.

When Morgan, Prince of Hed, fails to return from his journey to the High One, his fiance, accompanied by his sister and a friend, sets out to find him.

The trilogy of novels in which Morgon, Prince of Hed, unravels his destiny.

In seeking the answer to the riddle of the three stars on his forehead and the three stars on the enchanted harp and sword, Morgon, Prince of Hed, goes ultimately to the High One, himself.

As they work to create a beautiful room for the brother of one of them who had attempted suicide, three friends find their lives deeply affected by their project.