R James Mccord: 4 books

For twenty-six years Warrenk has waited. The night before the last battle, when the campfires of the northern invaders filled the plain at the base of Mt. Nebok, the sorcerer-king Darien Kaur called his cupbearer, young lieutenant Warrenk of the queens guard into his personal paillion. To Warrenks...

"The Talisman of Darien Kaur" : Book two : "Princess of Arlain"The queen is dead. Gailinda of the realm of Arlain has succumbed to a long, wasting disease and her country is slowly being absorbed into the empire of the northern god Kaull. The heir apparent, princess Johanna, suffers from the same...

The Talisman of Darien Kaur" : Book Three : "Betrothal of Empires"Bishop Maddock , emissary of the god Kaull to the empire of B'akkai plays a subtle game of greed, revenge and power. Princess Johanna from the neighboring realm of Arlain has arrived at court, miraculously cured of her wasting...

Ardan doesn't understand. He knows that momentous changes are happening both within and around him. He was born and raised a simple villager and yet here he is in the center of schemes and counter schemes. Though his father, Warrenk, tries to shield him, Ardan finds himself drawn into the vortex...