Her guardian, Norina the Truthken, is an air elemental able to see through any lie, yet she is blind to dangerous truths about both her half-giant charge and Paladin treachery. Karis, a half-giant blacksmith, has tremendous earth powers that might defeat the Sainnites-if she weren't addicted to a potent, deadly drug that steals her will. Another fire elemental, Zanja na'Tarwein, is the Ashawala'i Speaker, but she cannot convince her own people of the full danger of the Sainnites. The fire elemental Emil is a Paladin, a Shaftali soldier-scholar who is about to embark on his most desired studies when the invading Sainnites capture the capitol and kill the wizard ruler, leaving no heir now Emil must become a war commander in the remnants of the Shaftali army. In the world of Fire Logic, the rare individuals born with magic talent are known as elementals, because they possess the power of fire, earth, air, or water. Marks's Fire Logic, an original, skillfully written, powerfully imagined novel of war and intrigue, a high fantasy that owes little to Tolkien's trilogy, though both are intelligent, adult works that may also be enjoyed by younger readers. Among the rare and glorious successes is Laurie J. Much of it is derivative and badly written some is well written and singular. In the wake of the successful movie adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, bookstores have been flooded with new high fantasy.
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