The Chronicles of Tornor Trilogy: Watchtower, The Dancers of Arun, and The Northern Girl

This epic trilogy by Elizabeth A. Lynn, a two-time World Fantasy Award winner, spans generations across the land of Tornor, a world of warriors and lovers where honor and devotion are central values. In Watchtower, the World Fantasy Award-winning first novel, Tornor Keep is a legendary tower protecting the winter end of a summer land. When raiders overrun the keep, Prince Errel and the warrior Ryke must fight to reclaim their home. The Dancers of Arun follows Kerris, a scholar and scribe who has trained for seventeen years. When his brother Kel, of the Cheari culture, teaches him the psychic art of patterning, the city of Elath comes under attack and Kerris must use his new abilities to defend against psychic warfare. In the concluding novel, The Northern Girl, a young servant named Sorren discovers magical visions at age thirteen, marking her as a member of the White Clan of Arun. Frightened by this gift and unwilling to serve as a witch, she attempts to hide her talent. The trilogy features same-sex relationships as an accepted part of its fantasy world and explores provocative ideas through haunting prose and imaginative worldbuilding.