The Summer Tree (Fionavar Tapestry #1)

Five university students enter an astonishing realm of wizards and warriors and embark on a journey of self-discovery in the first novel in Guy Gavriel Kay’s critically acclaimed fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry.

It all began with a lecture that introduced five students to a man who would change their lives, a wizard who would take them from Earth to the heart of the first of all worlds: Fionavar. And take them Loren Silvercloak did, for his need—the need of Fionavar and all the worlds—was great indeed.

In a marvelous land of gods and mythical creatures, five young people will discover who they are truly meant to be. For they are a long-awaited part of the pattern known as the Fionavar Tapestry, and only if they accept their destinies will the armies of the Light stand any chance of surviving the wrath of the Unraveller and the darkness he intends to unleash upon the world...