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Summary

In The Crystalline Fire, author Jeanine Berry returns to the world of her award-winning Dayspring fantasy series with a whole new cast of characters. Earlier works, also set in the House of Lohenrin, include The Secret Sky, Dayspring Dawning and Dayspring Destiny, which won an Eppie for best fantasy novel in 2004. Lormere Haleil wants to stay in her home village and nurture her healing gift in peace. Instead, her family's ambition forces to her to enter the legendary House of Lohenrin for training. There she is plunged into a world of magic, competition and intrigue. The initiates of the House must learn the skills of an adept, but only a few of them will be chosen to become a master of the power. A noble by birth, Brennet Darcon has dreamed all of his life of becoming a master. When Lormere bests him in every competition, his pride drives him to take dangerous risks to regain the upper hand. Using a magical crystal, he enters a forbidden realm and soon Brennet and Lormere are locked in a deadly competition that could destroy the House. Will pride drive them both too far? Or will love find a way to spare them from the crystalline fire?