Avaryan Resplendent Series by Judith Tarr
Avaryan Resplendent #1
Arrows of the Sun
Judith Tarr
The war between the Golden Empire and the Empire of the Sun is over, the empires merged into one, and one emperor over them all: Estarion, heir to both royal houses. But Estarion will not accept half of his heritage, nor will the Golden Empire willingly accept him. The same forces that assassinated his father are arrayed against him, led by the last scion of an ancient imperial line... and he must stand against them and truly unite the empires, or see all the great work of his ancestors reduced to rubble.
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Avaryan Resplendent #2
Spear of Heaven
Judith Tarr
Worldgates are a great magic and a great convenience: opening the way from one world to the next, and from one side of a world to the other. Now the mages of the Gates are exploring a new continent and forging new alliances, led by the Master of the Mageguild and the heir to the throne of Sun and Lion. Suddenly, the Gates begin to fall... and the Master and the royal heir are trapped in a hidden kingdom on the far side of the world, with no way out but through the broken Gates.
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