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A peregrine for a prince. A tiercel for an earl. But a gyrfalcon for a king. Rascally King Ranulf struggles under a dark curse brought down on him by a mighty gyrfalcon appearing on the tail of a comet foretelling blood and change. Why this king, no stupider, no more callous than many another of the ordinary folk wielding power in the kingdoms underneath the Nine Spheres? A peregrine for a prince. A tiercel for an earl. But a gyrfalcon for a king. Rascally King Ranulf struggles under a dark curse brought down on him by a mighty gyrfalcon appearing on the tail of a comet foretelling blood and change. Why this king, no stupider, no more callous than many another of the ordinary folk wielding power in the kingdoms underneath the Nine Spheres? This series starter introduces readers to the dark fantasy world where good and evil mages fight a proxy war for control of all humanity. Is King Ranulf more foolish than evil? Is he simply a pawn of the mages? And can his sons help him? The prophecy is stark: one of his sons will try to help him and fail. One of his sons will betray him. One of his sons will rally rebels to his cause. And one--John the bard, the least of all the king's sons? Everyone knows bard magic is dangerous. Only the mages know how dangerous. Only the mages know the part John will play--and fear it. Book I of the Stormclouds fantasy series.In chronological order, the Stormclouds/Harbingers fantasy novels are: STORMCLOUDS prequel series--A Gyrfalcon For a King, The Call of the Shrike, Stormbird. HARBINGERS fantasy series--Blackbird Rising, Halcyon, Firebird, Ghost Bird. BETWIXT & BETWEEN companion series--The Martlet is a Wanderer, The Nightingale Holds Up the Sky. STAND-ALONE novel set in the world of the Stormclouds/Harbingers fantasy series: Dark Ones Take It, being the origin story of Caedon and his brother Maeldoi, the Dark Rider.

Steady your aim. Head the signs.When sun grows warm, the cuckoo brings the storm. (folk weather wisdom)Underneath the Spheres, Springtide to Harvest-tide.Seven months, seven turnings of the moon, and in that time, a rebellion will succeed. Or fail.Wat is adrift. His father, the remote King Ranulf, ignored him. His brother John stands in as kind of a father to him, but now John is in terrible danger. The others in The Rising help Wat whenever they can, however they can: Avery the prince, his half-brother. Conal, who trains him in the arts of war. Dru, who teaches him the skills of stealth. Above all, Rafe, trapped in the most dangerous position of all, a spy in the enemy's camp. And then there's Wat's violent sister Eris. . .Wat has something to prove. People he must decide to trust--or not. A young woman he has promised to find. If he doesn't know who he really is and what he's capable of doing, how can he perform these tasks? He'd better hurry up about it. A traitor is working to destroy them all. Wat had better steady his aim. He'd better heed the signs.