Darksong Rising - The Spellsong Cycle Author:L. E. Modesitt Jr. With the Spellsong Cycle L. E. Modesitt, Jr. has broadened his following, creating a compelling, innovative fantasy world where music is magic and men rule with an iron fist. Darksong Rising is the third Spellsong book, and concludes a trilogy featuring Anna Marshall, the music teacher and soprano from the Midwest transported into a fantasy worl... more »d where magic works according to musical principles, making her a powerful magician. Now Regent of Defalk, Anna must battle men who would destroy her and claim Defalk for their own.« less