The Serpent and the Rose: The First Book in the War of the Rose (War of the Rose") <1>

A powerful mage trained by the Ladies of the Isle, Averil, heir to the Duchy of Quitaine, returns home to take up her duties, only to discover that her land is under secret attack by the King of Lys, who seeks to release the Serpent God who had once enslaved all humanity, and joins forces with Gereint, a novice of the Knights of the Rose, to protect their people. A first novel. Original. 15,000 first printing.