The Spirit Stone (The Dragon Mage Book 5) By Katharine Kerr

Price Dar allied with the men of Cengarn and the Dwarves of Lin Serr march to destroy the Horsekin fortress of Zakh Gral. The war reunites Salamander with a black pyramid dweomer Crystal which he encountered when he was a child. What is the mystery about this crystal and its white counterpart?

This book seemed more of a set-up then a story on its own The army delivers a warning by destroying Zakh Gral so we end up feeling we are just waiting for the Horsekin response. The entire section in the past featuring Nevyn is just set-up on the history of the black pyramid. Neb and Branna get virtually no development. Laz Moj is a bit of a disappointment after all the talk of the evil Mazrak. But it is a great book and I could not put it down though I am starting to lose track of the past lives of the characters and I miss Nevyn in the Present Timeline.