The Firebringer Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce

The trilogy is well-written but not very well known outside a few small (but devoted) groups of fans. Jan's own growth as a character is paralleled by that of the unicorns as a whole, who learn to put aside their assumptions and prejudices about the world around them. The next two books follow Jan's attempts to discover the secret of fire, make peace with the pans and gryphons, and take back the Hallow Hills from the wyverns. Upon his return to the Vale, Jan becomes his people's battleprince. Accompanied by his best friend Dagg and their mentor Tek, Jan grows from a mischievous half-grown colt to a mature and confident adult and after killing the wyvern queen in her den, is revealed to be the long awaited Firebringer. The first book follows the coming of age of Jan, the son of the unicorns' prince, on his initiation pilgrimage to the Hallow Hills to become a warrior. They consider themselves at war with not just the wyverns but also the pans of the Pan Woods that surround the vale and the gryphons of the Gryphon Mountains, and have been awaiting the coming of the prophesied Firebringer who is destined to lead them back to the Hallow Hills and drive out the wyverns forever. The unicorns worship an omnipotent, omnipresent goddess called Alma, the Mother-of-all, and have lived in exile in the Vale of the Unicorns for four hundred years since they were driven from their homeland by the wyverns. The Firebringer Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce is a Young Adult series of novels whose main protagonists are unicorns. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace. All new trope pages will be made with the 'Trope Workshop' found on the 'Troper Tools' menu and worked on until they have at least three examples.Pages that don't do this will be subject to deletion, with or without explanation.

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