L. E., Jr. Modesitt: Darksong Rising [2001] paperback

Following the magic and adventure of The Soprano Sorceress and The Spellsong War, Darksong Rising is the third and final volume of the hugely popular Spellsong Cycle. When Anna Marshall, singer and music instructor at Iowa State University, was drawn into the magical world of Erde, where musical ability corresponds to magical power, she became potentially the strongest sorceress in the whole world. Now Regent of Defalk, Anna must battle men who would destroy her and claim Defalk for their own. Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk