


First Quest
Series · 7 books · 1995-1996
Books in series

#1
Rogues to Riches
1995
Two thieves steal a rose from two paladins, unaware that there is a curse on the rose, and must complete a dangerous quest in order to escape the curse while attempting to avoid capture by the paladins.

#2
The Unicorn Hunt
1995
When his mother's life is threatened by a deadly illness, a young boy and his uncle begin a search for a unicorn and its powers of healing, and learn that certain forms of magic cannot be seized, but must be earned.

#3
Pawns Prevail
1995
Holt, a poor farm-boy, and Danis of Vanderthan, a warrior-princess, join together to prevent the forces of evil from recovering a magical artifact that, unbeknownst to them, could destroy the kingdom. Original.

#4
Son of Dawn
1995
Aimed at younger readers, a fantasy adventure follows the orphan Davonin as he journeys from the Isle of Dawn and meets two royal Shadow Elf children whose safe return home may prevent a war. Original.

#5
Suitors Duel
1995
When the Princess Danis reaches a marriageable age, the king proposes a contest by which whomever recovers the Trollheight Goat, who gives wine instead of milk, will win her hand, and farmboy Holt is hired to lead a band of treacherous suitors. Original.

#6
Dark Knight of Karameikos
1995
In a kingdom dominated by Thyatian overlords, Sir Grygory is an anamoly: a Traldaran knight serving a Traldaran lord. An uneasy coexistence grips the land, except where some Traldarans have established a wilderness barony beyond the reach of the Thyatians.
But evil has descended upon the barony.
Sir Grygory must confront the black-armored knight, who, with his orb of deadly power, is ravaging the Traldaran villages. Is the Dark Knight a specter from Sir Grygory's troubled past? Can he hope to defeat the powerful orb and an army of orc savages? Perhaps, but not without becoming, for a time, the very enemy he set out to defeat.

#8
Immortal Game
1996
Queen Danis and farmboy-turned-knight Holton join their friends—a dwarf, a giant talking owl, and an absent-minded mage—on a quest to destroy the Crown of Vanderthan, a powerful artifact of the immortals, and save their world. Original.
Authors
Dixie Lee McKeone
Author · 6 books
After spending thirteen years working as a civil engineer and surveyor, Dixie Lee McKeone (who has also published two romance novels under the pseudonym Jane Lovelace and Science Fiction as Lee McKeone) began writing romance, mystery, and science-fiction novels.