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The Riddlemaster Trilogy, by Patricia McKillip

"What can I do for you?"

"Free the winds."

"Yes. How?"

"One star will call out of silence the Master of the Winds; one star out of darkness the Master of Darkness; one star out of death the children of the Masters of the Earth. You have called; they have answered."

"Who is --"

"The war is not finished, only silenced for the regathering. You will bear stars of fire and ice to the Ending of the Age of the High One --"

"But we cannot live without the High One --"

"This we have been promised. This will be."

(from The Riddle-Master of Hed)

Patricia McKillip has written many books, but this trilogy is my favorite. They're magical books, by which I mean the writing, the language, is magical.

The Riddlemaster Trilogy

Book 1: The Riddle-Master of Hed

Book 2: Heir of Sea and Fire

Book 3: Harpist in the Wind

No official website, but a fan has put up a page where you can find more about her books:

http://www.evan.org/McKillip.html