| Approx. Year |
Novel |
Events |
| 1 |
Magi'i
of Cyador |
Lorn must become a Mirror Lancer officer of the White
Empire of Cyador, hiding his talents as a magus, while fighting barbarians
and the Accursed Forest, and falling in love with the merchanter
Ryalth. |
| 8 |
Scion
of Cyador |
Now an overcaptain, Lorn -- and Ryalth -- must discover how
to keep Lorn from falling prey to plots from ambitious senior officers,
merchanters and Magi'i who plot various coups to take over the
Malachite Throne, and stop a barbarian invasion. |
| 401 |
Fall
of Angels |
Ryba's and Nylan's ship Winterlance breaks order-chaos
barrier into new universe; they and 24 female marines planetfall to the
Roof of World, survive local attacks, build Tower Black and Westwind,
begin the Westwind guards |
| 403 |
The
Chaos Balance |
Nylan and Ayrlyn leave Westwind. They seek refuge in
Lornth, which comes under attack by Cyador, the first white empire. Nylan
discover the secret of the accursed forest to save Lornth and his
son |
| 900 |
The
Towers of Sunset |
Creslin, son of the Marshall of Westwind, flees an arranged
marriage; is enslaved by White Wizards, escapes, and enters marriage of
convenience to Maegara, the white witch; they escape Candar to a desert
isle where they create the island nation of Recluce. |
| 1190 |
The
White Order |
Cerryl, orphan of a renegade white mage, loses the rest of
his family and works his way toward the heritage which fate - and the
Guild of the White Order - appear to have denied him. He becomes an
apprentice scrivener in Fairhaven, only to discover the white wizards are
observing his every move - and may take his life. |
| 1200 |
The
Magic Engineer |
Dorrin is exiled from Recluce because of his love of
machines forbidden by the Black mages; he, Kadara, and Brede travel
through Candar and settle in Spidlar; the White Wizards of Fairhaven raise
mountains and build roads through them as they unite Candar under
chaos-rule; Dorrin tries to build his machines, many turned to war uses by
Brede, as the three fend off chaos. |
| 1205 |
Colors
of Chaos |
Cerryl finds that he had only begun to discover the
problems facing Fairhaven and the White Order and now must cope with
dangers from all over Candar, from Recluce, and from within Fairhaven
itself, including the jealousy and instability of the High Wizard
himself. |
| 1650 |
The
Order War |
Justen, a Black engineer, and his brother Gunnar volunteer
to help Sarronnyn fight off the White Wizards of Fairhaven; Justen is
driven into the Stone Hills, then rescued by a druid to face greater
trials. He defies the Council of Recluce and builds a weapon horrifying
both the Council and the White Wizards in his efforts to destroy
Fairhaven. |
| 1710 |
The
Wellspring of Chaos |
Wellspring of Chaos is set some 60 years after
The Order War, and the book opens in the city of Brysta on the
continent of Nordla. |
| 1712 |
Ordermaster |
Kharl has become the Lord's Mage of Austra, only to find
himself facing a rebellion by nobles dissatisfied with Lord Ghrant's
efforts to curtail their excesses and corruption. And if he succeeds in
keeping the young ruler on the throne, he will face an even greater
challenge back in Nordla. |
| 1850 |
The
Magic of Recluce |
Young, bored, woodworker Lerris leaves Recluce on his
dangergeld exile; he travels Candar and finds the gray wizard Justen; he
escapes danger and becomes a woodworker again; he fights the great white
wizard Antonin; then finds love and understanding with Krystal,
subcommander of Kyphros. |
| 1855 |
The
Death of Chaos |
Lerris, Krystal, and all of Candar are threatened by both
the growing power of the Emperor of Hamor and the growth of Chaos; Hamor
attacks Candar, and then Recluce; in the end Lerris must attempt destroy
Hamor's power and the power of Chaos, or face the proverbial fate worse
than death.
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