The Wayfarer Redemption
These Novel Take place in the realm of Tencendor. In this realm live the 3 main humanoid races, all descendant in legend from the sons of Urbeth, a being who now lives in the form of a great Ice Bear; the Icarii, a winged race who harness magic through music and song. Very elvish in nature, generally think of themselves as the 'higher race', at times ruled the other races, long lived and beautiful. The Acharites, who resemble the old human race both physically and in nature, farmers and soldiers. They mostly resent magic. Lastly, the Avar, (who are actually not descendant from Urbeth now that I check) are a druid like people who live in the forest, very much at one with nature, and I mean hardcore at one. When their spiritual leaders die they become trees and they put a great number of their children to test to become these leaders. The children sort of spirit walk and meet the spirit of their 'God' a great stag, and if they fail they die. All these races are under threat in the Axis Trilogy from the impending Skraeling invasion. Skraelings are creatures of the icy realms to the North, the way I thought of them was kind of like the aliens in Pitch Black but all icy and more wraith like. In The Wayfarer Redemption the races of Tencendor are faced with the arrival of a group of demons who are ravaging the land. Each demon reigns over a different time of day and spreads death and destruction in their own way at that time. There are the demons of Tempest, Pestilence, Despair, Destruction, Hunger and Terror. This series is my absolute favorite. While the Axis trilogy is packed full of fantasy and everything I could possibly want, the story of The Wayfarer Redemption is beautiful, tragic and so full of impossible possibilities, it is the best series I have ever read. The journey made by the various characters to save their world, themselves and the things they love is elaborate and awe inspiring.