Competitions — Sharon Green

The perfect Blending of the primary basics of the known universe -- Earth, Air, Fire, Spirit and Water will create unimaginable power. Power enough to hold off the dread Evil Ones for yet another quarter-century...Power enough to rule the world...

They are the five greatest talents on a beleaguered world of magical adepts -- and its only hope for salvation. But first Lorand, Rion, Tamrissa, Jovvi and Valiant must prove themselves to be the Chosen Five of the ancient Prophecies. Which means they must first compete in a series of dead ly contests designed to reveal the full scope of their powers ... and place them at the center of a corrupt nobility's lethal schemes.

And there are those who wish them to fail. But defeat is unthinkable ... because failure is doom.