Although she is the daughter of a witch and sister to a man whose misguided goal was to destroy the world by magic, Sarah seemingly has no magic of her own. What she can do is see the spells of others. Once a closely guarded secret, now her talent is known to a small group who want to possess her and use her for their own evil ends. Sarah believes the Nine Kingdoms have had enough of mages and their interference into the lives of plain folk and wants nothing more to do with magic makers, most especially a magic maker who has put her in danger's path more times than she cares to count and has lied to her outrageously from the very beginning of their relationship, Ruith.

Ruith, or Ruithneadh of Ceangail as he is known to his family, is the youngest son of one of the most powerful and malevolent mages to ever plague the Nine Kingdoms. Ruith has long turned his back on his power, but now faces his magic and vows to follow the trail of his father's spells, no matter where it leads him. He has every intention of doing this without Sarah by his side. He has put her at death's door often enough and done and said things to her he can only regret.

But fate has other plans for the pair. As they continue on their journey, they face not only physical and hardship, but their hearts and souls are in jeopardy as well. Their quest becomes not only a fight for the fate of the Nine Kingdoms, but also a look into their families' most closely guarded secrets as both come to realize they must live up to the high mark destiny has set for them.

Kurland's flowing prose combined with a strong multi-book story arc and complex, evolving characters come together to make SPELLWEAVER one of the strongest fantasy novels welcoming in the new year.