the dragon prince series by melanie rawn

Throughout all of this, the Lady of Goddess Keep's plans for a Sunrunner Prince come ever closer to fruition as Rohan falls in love with the Sunrunner Sioned.

The first book deals with Rohan's rise to power and how he deals with the Continental politics in a world where treaties are meant to be broken and High Prince Roelstra feasts on the greed and weakness of the other Princes. This trilogy follows the life of Prince Rohan of the Desert as he tries to make his dreams of peace a reality. Dragons themselves are generally viewed only as great beasts, something for brave and cunning warriors to hunt, but a few people are convinced that there is something more to dragons, something glorious and vitally important to the entire Continent. These beasts are feared by most people of the Continent, but have a special connection to the Desertborn, who can sense when they are near. They live primarily in the Desert and Princemarch. A sorcerer may be trained as a Sunrunner, but the faradhi rings burn on their fingers when sorcery is used around them.ĭragons are the rulers of the sky. They are able to cross water without harm and are less susceptible to iron, but are vulnerable to mirror spells. Sorcerers use the starlight in addition to the moon and sun. They were the old rulers of the world and of the Merida – a race of assassins. Sorcerers, or diarmadhi, were thought to be extinct for many years. Most Sunrunners' greatest fear is to become Shadow Lost – the failure to return to one's body before the sun sets. Full Sunrunners become violently ill while crossing water and will die if pierced by iron while casting. As a Sunrunner learns more skills they receive rings. Sunrunners can also call air and fire and conjure images using these abilities. On the light Sunrunners can communicate with each other over vast distances, watch or spy on the doings of others, and cast spells. Sunrunners each have a unique pattern of colors – described by the jewels associated with the color – which they weave into the light. Separate from any princedom is Goddess Keep, the home of the Sunrunners, or faradh'im, who are governed by the Lord or Lady of Goddess Keep. The princedoms and titles usually pass down to the oldest son however, women have acted as regents and have ruled their own Keeps. During the Rialla the Princes gather to make new laws and alliances. It is divided into thirteen Princedoms (Desert, Princemarch, Cunaxa, Dorval, Syr, Gilad, Ossetia, Meadowlord, Grib, Kierst, Isel, Fessenden, and Firon) all of which follow the rule of the High Prince, whose seat is Princemarch. The Dragon Prince novels take place in a world of political intrigue, Sunrunners, Sorcerers, war, and dragons.

The dragon prince series by melanie rawn