The Summoner Chronicles of the Necromancer

About the book:
The Summoner Chronicles of the Necromancer book
Author: Gail Z. Martin
Series: Chronicles of the Necromancer, Book 1 (Book 1)
Publisher: Solaris; paperback / softback edition
Publish date: (January 30, 2007)
ISBN-10 1844164683
ISBN-13: 978-1844164684
Pages: 640 eBook pages can be different
Language: English
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Review
The comfortable world of Martris Drayke, second son of King Bricen of Margolan, is shattered when his older half-brother, Jared, and Jared¿s dark mage, Foor Arontala, kill the king and seize the throne. Tris is the only surviving member of the royal family aside from Jared the traitor. Tris flees with three friends: Soterius, captain of the guard; Carroway, the court¿s master bard; and Harrtuck, a member of the royal guard. Tris harbors a deep secret. In a land where spirits walk openly and influence the affairs of the living, he suspects he may be the mage heir to the power of his grandmother, Bava K¿aa, once the greatest sorceress of her age. Such magic would make Tris a Summoner, the rarest of magic gifts, capable of arbitrating between the living and the dead.