W M Driscoll: 3 books

"hear my words, Alawi, and write them in your books...for a time of great trials is upon you." Fleeing false charges of treason, Makiria and Volar lead a ragtag band of outcasts north to the Wood Coast of the Èrin Forest in search of a safe passage. There, they stumble upon Tome...

"hear my words, Alawi, and write them in your books...for a time of great trials is upon you." Ketri and Tome, now separated by a vast ocean, race headlong into trials and terrors that are beyond their understanding. The Council in Eranos, and the Loraan Protector, have declared that the rebel Aeons must be dealt with, and have sent dark forces to ensure their destruction.

"hear my words, Alawi, and write them in your books...for a time of great trials is upon you." Brought to the dusty catacombs beneath the city of Lee, Ketri and Tome are forced to retell the tale of their frantic and often bloody flight through the forest. Sa Makiria has accused the Loraan Volar of attempted assassination and the outcast Aeons are sitting in judgment.