The KIRINS Trilogy, Book One: The Spell of No'an

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Through instruments of magic, Talli's toe ring and the calamars of Gilin and Speckarin, the two traveling parties try to find each other. For more information on KIRINS, go to www.kirinbooks.com.

Nathan bets two friends that he can show them a little man with big dark eyes and long feet at his grandfather's lodge. Having no idea whether the raven's injured wing is healed, Ruggum orders immediate departure.

Speckarin's party departs the Shillitoes, and the old queen has a premonition about Runagar. The two traveling parties, Speckarin's and Gilin's, discover they are but a day's flight apart.

Talli gives an extraordinary account of being far away and knowing something grave has happened to her. Meanwhile, Diliani departs the Gryglas' lair.

In the presence of Gryglas, an underground race of beings, Diliani fears for herself and her raven. For more information on KIRINS, go to www.kirinbooks.com.

When John Versteeg asks how kirins look when they grow older, Ruggum Chamter does something he never dreamed he would. Meanwhile, Diliani is dragged by the wrist through total darkness by an unknown entity.

Diliani is lost in a maze of dark tunnels. Lidor, the Shillitoe fairinor, administers barwood essence to Talli. Speckarin asks Lanara, the old queen, for help in finding Diliani.

Hut and Runagar disclose that Runagar has ridden on a raven and wants to join the quest. Queen Lanara urges Speckarin to include Runagar because, with his gift of voice, the mission has a far greater chance of success.

Diliani and her raven enter the dark tunnels in search of Talli's raven. At John Versteeg's lodge, Ruggum and the old man work together to aid the injured bird. For more information on KIRINS, go to www.kirinbooks.com.

Hut and Runagar escort two ravens through a tunnel to the outside world. Hut gives Runagar a brief flying lesson, and off they go on the birds, flying beautifully, Runagar in his glory.

Hut meets Runagar, the Shillitoe with coppery-red hair who, along with Issar, found Hut unconscious in the barwood grove. Runagar has never flown, and asks Hut to take him for a ride on a raven.

Ruggum concludes that Gilin is visible to humans. Desperate, the kirins ask the humans for help.

On a whim, Nathan, the older of John Versteeg's grandsons, fires a shotgun, leaving Gilin, Ruggum, and their ravens grievously endangered.

Through Lidor, distillation of barwood sap begins. Hut awakens and is escorted to the guest chambers. As Ruggum and Gilin approach a human building, Ruggum knows instantly he has made a mistake. For more information on KIRINS, go to www.kirinbooks.com.

The Shillitoes' home is an immense, brightly illuminated cave. There the travelers meet Lanara, the old and wizened queen, whose eyes sparkle and dance with curiosity.

Speckarin departs for the barwood grove to look for Hut, but returns alone and devastated. Issar and Runagar, local Shillitoe kirins, appear on foxes carrying Hut's body, then lead the travelers to the camouflaged entrance to their tribe's home.

A small human girl looks straight at Gilin, and says, "Hello." Talli is injured, and fearing for her life Speckarin dispatches Hut to collect sap from a barwood tree.

The party attempts to find their missing member and encounters volodons. Ruggum Chamter's secret plan is revealed.

On the third day of flight the party encounters a violent thunderstorm. Upon landing, they come to a terrifying conclusion. One of their group is missing.

The clans choose a party of five for the expedition. Deeply disappointed at not being included is clan elder Ruggum Chamter, who secretly formulates his own plan. Flying on trained ravens, the party departs on the mission.

The Yorl and Moger clans meet on Rogalinon, the Yorl tree, and send for the youngsters with the knowledge. After their arrival, gronoms close in on Gilin and Talli. Realizing the magnitude of the problem, the clan magicians decide to send a party on a trek to the hanging stones. For more information on KIRINS, go to www.kirinbooks.com.

Gilin tells Hut how a gronom might be harmed. Talli and Gilin tell Hut what they must do to fulfill Olamin's mission. Hoping to get help for their mission, they go with Hut to the vicinity of his clan's tree.

Gilin enters Hut's room in the dead of night. A gronom appears and the lads depart hurriedly. The next morning, while holding Gilin's calamar, Hut sees a vision. Frightened, he implores Gilin to tell him more about his predicament.

Trying to escape an attacking gronom, Talli and Gilin separate. Kirin lads Hut and Berin discover a patch of treasured mushrooms. When humans happen upon the scene, the lads' clansmen deal with them. For more information on KIRINS, go to www.kirinbooks.com.