Harp of Winds

This the second book in The Aterfacts of Power series (following Aurian, and followed by The Sword of Flame and Dhiammara).After their harrowing ordeal in the blinding desert of glittering gem shards where they recreated the Staff of Earth, one of the lost Artefacts of Power, the Mages Aurian and Anvar find themselves victims of yet another treachery.Aurian, now several months pregnant and so bereft of her powers, ends up in the stronghold of the Tower of Incondor, prisoner of Harihn, Prince of the Khazalim, whereas Anvar is taken hostage by Blacktalon, High Priest of the Sky Folk, in the high-peaked city of Aerillia. Both are in league with Miathan, who covets Aurian's child, on which he's put a terrible curse.Shia the great cat might be their only hope.In this second volume, Maggie Furey takes the opportunity of Aurian and Anvar's confinement not only to develop background characters such as Vannor and his daughter Zanna, Parric, Forral's former horsemaster, or the Nightrunners, but also to introduce the reader with a whole cast of new characters, among which the winsome shapeshifting Xandim Chiamh and Shiannath, therefore letting the story unravel gently, without slowing the pace of action.And all the while, the mountain is watching...

I never read the first book, so I like fell in the deep when I start reading the second part in the cronicles. It's very good.The writer is good at pulling many threads and characters together to make a magical story that pulls you in and doesn't let you go untill you've read the last page.I enjoyed it very much and can't wait to read the next parts :-)

I Never read the first book but got the second one as a present from my mom for christmas. Once I started reading I couldn't stop. The Story pulls you in. The power lies in the fact it spins so many character and character lines together in a beautiful webbed story. Main characters are Aurian and her friend Anvar who struggle against the evil sorcerer Miathan and a terrible winter that was created by him to gain power over their entire world. Things look bad, because Aurian lost her magic, because she's pregnant from her old lover, but everything comes to an end in a Beautiful climax, which makes ur eyes glued to the last pages of the book, and make u feel sorry u finished the book.I can't wait to go to the store for the other parts of this cronicle...

This was a classic tale of good over evil. It was a great read and I couldn't put it down. Now I'm searching desperatly for the third book so I'll have something to do over the holidays.

I could not put it down... it was almost as good as the first one, but still better that most other books I have read. I think I read this book in about a day, during summer vacation, because I could only put it down to eat and drink.. truly amazing!