The Magic Wars: Jo Clayton

Book III of Wild Magic. Although Faan has at last achieved mastery of her magical talent, she still hasn't gained her heart's desire - to be reunited with her mother from whom she was stolen as a young child. Before she can hope to fulfil this quest, Faan and her companions in sorcery are caught up in an unimaginable war, held hostage by a people to whom magic is death. Forced to use their skills on behalf of their captors, Faan and her comrades are forced down pathways that will lead from universe to universe, to encounters with possible allies such as Brann, the Drinker of Souls and to a terrifying encounter with the Chained God - a final battle in the Magic Wars which could see not only Faan's world but all of the interlinked universes destroyed. Cover art by Jody Lee.