Name: The Well of Tears
ISBN: 9780765350558

Cecilia Dart-Thornton

Her world shattered by the untimely deaths of her parents, Jewel learns that she is the last surviving member of a family line containing a mystical power sought by the evil King Uabhar, a situation for which she takes refuge with a traveling band of kind magicians, one of whom sets out to win her love. Reprint.

Book Two of The Crowthistle Chronicles

The Well of Tears

After Jewel and Eoin have fled from their native Slievmordhu to the kingdom of Narngalis, they encounter many dangerous situations which ultimately leave Eoin in the hands of the deadly unseelie wights. With nowhere else to go Jewel finds refuge amongst the plateau-dwellers at High Darioneth. Teeming with siofra, trows and other eldritch wights their land is under the tight rule of the weathermasters and Storm Lord Avalloc, who have the power to tame and summon the winds . . . When Jewel learns that the legendary Dome of Strang is no longer guarded, she decides to continue her journey to Orielthir to unravel the mystery of the hidden stronghold and with it the truth about her father's legacy. Her discoveries lead her on further quests, accompanied by a handsome young weathermaster who has secretly fallen in love with Jewel. Together they encounter marvels and misfortunes and discover that the key to all their riddles ultimately lies with the extraordinary Well of Tears . . .

The Well of Tears Book Two of The Crowthistle Chronicles

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