The Silver Gryphon (Valdemar: Mage Wars #3)

A dozen years of peace have passed in the city of White Gryphon - providing well deserved and much needed security for the people who had lost their homes in the magical Cataclysm which killed the Mage Urtho, creator of the gryphons. But the inhabitants of White Gryphon have not forgotten their long struggles, and have trained an elite guard force, the Silver Gryphons, to protect their city, and if necessary, to join with the army of the Black Kings for mutual defense. A Dozen Years Of Peace Have Passed In The City Of White Gryphon-but The Inhabitants Of This Hard-won Haven Have Not Forgotten Their Struggles, And Have Trained An Elite Guard Force, The Silver Gryphons, To Protect Their City. Skandranon, The Black Gryphon, And Amberdrake The Healer, Have Settled Into Quiet, Comfortable Lives. But Things Are Not So Tranquil For Silverblade, Drake's Daughter, And Tadrith, Skan's Son. Anxious To Prove Themselves, And Despite Their Parents' Very Real Concerns, They Have Enlisted In The Silvers. After Two Years Of Rigorous Training, Blade And Tad Are Finally Given Their First Solo Assignment-a Remote Guard Post In Wild, Largely Unexplored Territory. Everything Seems Auspicious As Tad And Blade Set Off In The Air, But Three Days Out From White Gryphon Disaster Strikes-two Young Guards Plummet From The Sky To The Deep Jungle Below, Struck Down By An Unseen Enemy. Lost And Badly Injured, The Desperate Partners Take Stock Of Their Situation: All Their Spell-fueled Equipment-including Their Only Means Of Communication Is Inoperable, Drained Of All Magic. But Their Troubles Are Just Beginning. For In The Dark Of The Tropical Rain Forest Which Surrounds Them Waits A Nameless Terror Which Even Their Fathers Could Never Have Envisioned--page 4 Of Cover. Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon ; Interior Illustrations By Larry Dixon. Book Three Of The Mage Wars. First Paperback Printing, March 1997--title Page Verso. The third and final book in Mercedes Lackey's classic Mage Wars trilogy featuring the gryphons, set in the beloved fantasy world of Valdemar A dozen years of peace have passed in the city of White Gryphon, providing well-deserved and much-needed security for the people who lost their homes in the magical Cataclysm that killed the Mage Urtho, creator of the gryphons. But the inhabitants of White Gryphon have not forgotten their long struggles, and have trained an elite guard force, the Silver Gryphons, to protect their city, and if necessary, to join with the army of the Black Kings for mutual defense. Tadrith, the son of Skandranon, the Black Gryphon, and Silverblade, the daughter of Amberdrake, the healer, enlist in the Silver Gryphons, but on their first solo assignment they are struck down by a mysterious, unseen force, and find themselves stranded with only their wits to help them in the face of unspeakable danger In the fantasy city of White Gryphon, the rulers have created a new elite force to protect the city, the Silver Gryphons. Two of its members, Tad and Blade, are assigned to a remote outpost, but to get there they must cross unexplored and dangerous territory. By the author of The White Gryphon