Brightly Burning

A book in the Valdemar series
Lavan Chitward is a very unhappy young man; pulled away from his country
home by his parents' ambitions and resettled in the big city of Haven,
he is desperately lonely, bullied and beaten at school, ignored by his
parents. It is not surprising that he falls ill but his illness is the
first manifestation of a terrible power, the Gift of the Firestorm, a
power which can and does kill. If controlled, the Gift of the Firestorm
can save Valdemar, but if it is uncontrolled, it will destroy the
country and him. Chosen by the Companion Kalira, brought into the ranks
of the Heralds of Valdemar, Lavan finds acceptance and hope for the
first time. But war with Karse threatens to engulf the Kingdom and only
Lavan Firestorm stands between Valdemar and destruction and only then if
he can harness his dreadful power to his will.