Harpist in the wind
Though Morgon the Riddle-Master was reunited with his beloved Raederle, his purpose in life and the reason for the stars on his forehead remained a mystery. All around him, the realm shook with war and disaster as mysterious shape-changers battled against mankind. Without the missing High One, Morgon must assume responsibility for all his world After leading an army of the dead to protect his island of Hed, he and Raederle set out for Lungold, where the wizards were assembling against the evil Ghisteslwchlohm. And behind them came Deth, the crippled harpist, Morgon's friend and betrayer.

But Lungold was only the beginning of the quest that would lead him to the truth of ancient struggle and the fate of the High One, until at last he could solve all mysteries and know his own awesome destiny!

Third in the Quest of the Riddle-Master series.
Fantasy, Fiction in English, Juvenile fiction, Wizards, Fiction, fantasy, general
Patricia A. McKillip
Patricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. She grew up in Oregon and England.  She received a BA in English in 1971 and an MA in 1973.  She is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award, and she lives in Oregon. 

McKillip's stories usually take place in a setting similar to the Middle Ages. There are forests, castles, and lords or kings, minstrels, tinkers and wizards. Her writing usually puts her characters in situations involving mysterious powers that they don't understand.