The Obsidian Universe
The Obsidian Universe links the Obsidian Mountain Trilogy, The Enduring Flame Trilogy, and The Dragon Prophecy Trilogy. The first two cycles explore the same magical lands at different points in their history; Dragon Prophecy reaches thousands of years further into the past, following the first war against the Endarkened. Readers can begin with the Obsidian Mountain Trilogy, then explore the later and earlier connected stories. The current catalogue includes the Obsidian Mountain and Dragon Prophecy guides; Enduring Flame remains outside this pass.
Series in The Obsidian Universe
Obsidian Mountain
The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy is an epic fantasy coauthored by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory. It follows a coalition of peoples caught in a war against the Endarkened, powerful demons whose return threatens the lands and the fragile alliances needed to oppose them. The story centres on Kellen and the responsibilities he inherits as events draw him into a larger conflict. Read The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, and When Darkness Falls in publication order. The trilogy is one cycle within the broader Obsidian Universe.
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Set thousands of years before The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy, Dragon Prophecy follows the history of the Elven Queen Vieliessar Farcarinon. She faces the Endarkened, bonds with a dragon, and works powerful magic at a cost to herself and her people. The trilogy also follows Runacarendalur, whose changing alliances bring the Otherfolk into the struggle. Start with Crown of Vengeance and read the three novels in publication order; this is a complete prequel arc within the wider Obsidian Universe.
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