Convergence (McShane)

The convergence is over, but Sesskia's role in preventing it has left her far from her friends and her husband Cederic.As she tries to travel north to rejoin them, events keep interfering. The mad God-Empress of Castavir is in control of an army that threatens to sweep over the newly rejoined countries of Balaen and Castavir. Men and women who use magic like Sesskia's have sprung up after the convergence, and Balaen's ineffectual king wants to use them for his personal protection. New friends, and new enemies, broaden Sesskia's horizons and challenge her loyalties.Though Sesskia wants only to be reunited with Cederic, she is drawn into the political conflict between two countries lying intertwined with each other, and finds within herself leadership abilities she never could have guessed. Melissa McShane is the author of the novels of Tremontane, beginning with SERVANT OF THE CROWN, the Extraordinaries series beginning with BURNING BRIGHT, the Last Oracle series beginning with THE BOOK OF SECRETS, and COMPANY OF STRANGERS, first in the series of the same title. She lives in Utah with her husband, four children, one niece, and three very needy cats. She wrote reviews and critical essays for many years before turning to fiction, which is much more fun than anyone ought to be allowed to have. Sesskia, thief and secret mage, is transported from her world, where magic is forbidden, to a place where she can practice magic openly. But the two worlds are coming inexorably together, and Sesskia and her new friends must find a way to stop the convergence--and live with what happens if they fail.