Lera Lexicon - Series by Royal Fireworks Press

Lera is the only girl in Tennalon's Mage Hall. Redheaded, smaller than most and more brilliant by far than any of the other mages and some of the wizards, she is the object of the boys' pranks and torments. But her love of magic and quickness of mind save her from letting her studies suffer. She copes with her situation with her own spells of precocious magic. However, once her true powers are exposed by a particularly strong retaliatory spell upon her tormentors, she must be sent away. But, with magic, she escapes from the carriage that carries her from MageHall…and so begins her magic-packed adventure.

Rogue High Wizard Morthos sought political power to accompany his magical power to defend his rule. He violated the Code of Magickus by using mind magic to oust the Ruler and keep the other Wizards from finding out what he did. Although his aim was greater productivity and a melding of the classes in work goals and efforts, which in turn would produce greater good for his kingdom, his means were skewed by past child-hood injustices. Brilliant and gifted, but humiliated in school by those more ordinary, Morthos finally came to believe his magic gift was worthwhile only to acquire power over the ones who attacked or hurt him.

While in banishment, and now under the tutelage of the mighty dragon sorceress Rellavir, Lera discovers Morthos' deception and prepares to take him on. Over-powerful and under-experienced, she still manages to vanquish Morthos in a magic showdown, but her youthful heart aches for having destroyed the first person of her kind who could have been a friend, one who truly respected her.

With temperance and justice she rebuilds the city of Terralon, while showing the people that magic is a force to be loved and respected, not feared. Moreover, she brings the dragons back to their ancient relationship with humans, as in the first days when they shared their magic. Lera becomes the first female mage in centuries!

Lera and Zad travel to The Conclave of Land and Sky, the first meeting of human and dragon sorcerers in centuries. There they learn that all dragons do not support the reunion of the two species. Zad, coming of age and beginning to be accepted into the circle of his own species, becomes immersed in dragon culture. Lera, now famous, is looking to expand on her earlier achievements and prove her magical abilities to humans and dragons alike. Amid feats of magic of many kinds, Lera meets a young human sorcerer, Ranon, who leads her on a great quest for the legendary magical artifacts of humans and dragons.

These lost artifacts are magical objects of unknown powers that can only be used by a team of human and dragon working in concert. The dragons speaking of the artifacts imply that there is a sinister aura about them. However, Lera's excitement for the search renders her deaf to the subtle warnings. She travels with Radon and becomes infatuated with him and his abilities.

Ranon, taken with Lera and the possibility that she might be his magical equal, unmasks. He is a shape-shifter, really a dragon in disguise. Worse, he is the creator if the artifacts and has been leading Lera deeper into his world and thoughts. He plans to take over the world and conquer time. He offers Lera a place as his consort.

Furious, Lera publicly denounces Ranon, and in a fantastic tit-for-tat magical duel banishes him to another place of existence using his own magic. Suffering the pangs of grief, anger love and loneliness, she welcomes Granny Rellavir Dragon's comforting.

Lera and Zad realign, and promise to be worthy forevermore of each other's trust. Eventually, she overcomes the other dragons' mistrust and is granted a place on the council to decide the fate of the artifacts.

This is the eagerly-awaited Volume 3 of the adventures of Lera, the female mage!

Lera has brought a gifted student to a conclave between dragons and sorcerers where all the ablest come together. Lera's student delves into areas where she is forbidden and seeks knowledge which is out of bounds. Many object to Lera's tolerance of her student. An intense conflict develops with the insatiable curiosity of gifted students on one side, and threatened older practitioners who want to limit access to the field, on the other.