Songs of the Earth, The Wild Hunt

A novice knight of exceptional powers must flee his home and join in an ancient battle against another world in this epic fantasy series debut.

The Book of Eador commands: Suffer ye not the life of a witch. For a thousand years, the Church Knights have obeyed, burning at the stake anyone who can hear the songs of the earth. And so the novice Knight Gair—who can hear beautiful, powerful music no one else can—is sentenced to die by fire.

Even as Gair manages to flee the Holy City, the Church Knights and their witchfinder are hot on his heels. With no time to lose, Gair must learn to master the power growing inside him before it tears him apart. His only hope is the secretive Guardians of the Veil, though centuries of persecution have almost destroyed their Order, and the few Guardians left have troubles of their own.

For the Veil between worlds is weakening, and the Hidden Kingdom behind it, ever-hungry for domination, is stirring. Though he is far from ready, Gair will find himself fighting for his own life, for everyone within the Order of the Veil, and for the woman he has come to love.