The Wind Crystal
core novel 1990 Westria
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (53 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780812500400 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
Westria's king is dead and a regent governs in his place. Prince Julian, the lost son of King Jehan, has returned to claim the throne, but he must first find and master the four lost Jewels of Power. He has already recovered two of them, the Earthstone and the Sea Star. Now his quest takes him into the Sierras in search of the third Jewel, the Wind Crystal. The sorcerer Caolin's magic has left Julian unable to speak, so he must make his way through the mountains and win over the powers of the air without the use of his voice.
Where it sits
- Universe: Westria
- Series: Westria core; position 6 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Diana L. Paxson
Notes
- From the series record (Westria): Rulers of a post-Cataclysm California kingdom must recover four Jewels of Power.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Westria: position 6 of 8: previous The Sea Star (1988) · next The Jewel of Fire (1992)
Sources
- Diana Paxson: The Chronicles of Westria
- Wikipedia: Diana Paxson
- ISFDB data via Authorwars
- Rising Shadow
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