Havemercy
Havemercy is a 2008 novel by authors Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett. It is published by Spectra, and was released worldwide on June 24, 2008. It is the first in the series, the second being Shadow Magic (released on July 28, 2009). The third book in the series, Dragonsoul, will be released on June 8, 2010.
Synopsis
The story follows four characters in the fictional empire of Volstov: the Margrave Royston, a talented magician exiled for pursuing a homosexual liaison with the prince of a nearby kingdom; Hal, a young man from the country whom Royston educates and grows close to during the exile; Thom, a 'Versity student with the daunting task of studying the performance of the capital's Dragon Corps; and Rook, a hotheaded member of said Corps who flies Havemercy.
The Dragon Corps is an elite military division that flies magic-powered mechanical dragons—among which the title character—and Volstov's greatest weapon against the enemy forces of Ke-Han, against whom they have waged war for several decades. The source of power of all Volstov magicians, however, is a Well that Ke-Han succeeds in poisoning; this weakens the kingdom's defences, making all magicians deathly ill and rendering the dragons unusable. With the Dragon Corps in an uproar and Volstov's armies making a desperate last stand against the attacking forces, the task of containing the curse affecting the kingdom's magic falls to Hal.
Editions
- Spectra (United States)
- ISBN 978-0553806960 Hardcover
- ISBN 978-0553591378 Mass Market Paperback
- Spectra (United Kingdom)
- ISBN 978-0553806960 Hardcover
- ISBN 978-0553591378 Mass Market Paperback