Estrel - Softcover

"I need to find out if I'm as good as Mother believed I could be."Talia Ramona Jeremieu de Shulto of the Merari dome did not believe that her destiny was to sell trinkets for the rest of her life. As a daughter of a well-known merchant mage in the country province of Siente, her future was secure even if a bit dull. Yet, a quirk of fate steps in on her twenty-first birthday which affords her an opportunity to compete against the best mages of her generation in a grueling competition where talent, skill and pure nerve will help her survive. As the dust settles, Talia is shocked as she emerges as the clear winner of the tournament. The future as she knows it has irrevocably changed. Yet more surprises await her, as her mother's secret past is revealed. Talia's journey ultimately leads her into an unknown future where the Demigods of old must be reawakened in order to save her world.