The Diamond Throne cover illustration by Geoff Taylor

The Diamond Throne
The first book in the Elenium series 1989
Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion returns from a long spell of exile to find his native land overrun with evil, intrigue and his young queen grievously ill. Ehlana lies magically entombed within a block of crystal, doomed to die unless a cure can be found within the year