The gryphons are the masterwork of an Adept mage (Adept being the highest level): Urtho, the Mage of Silence. The most interesting element of this series is the worldbuilding, especially the bits about gryphon biology. The action and drama take place primarily in the warcamp. It takes an interesting wartime perspective: it is primarily told by the healer (‘Kestra’chern’, a kind of therapist) Amberdrake and the recuperating titular hero Skandranon Rashkae, the Black Gryphon. The Black Gryphon is the only book that actually takes place during the Mage Wars the other two take place after. (Valdemar is a kingdom in the world of Velgarth: the Mage Wars precede Valdemar’s founding by about 1000 years.)
The Mage Wars end in the Cataclysm, which shapes the land of Velgarth and warps it for centuries to come. These books are kind of a prequel to all the others.
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