Rose of the Prophet is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis.
Jared Shurin of Pornokitsch has lauded the series for its progressive, inclusive characterization and its nuanced setting, while faulting its plot and dialogue; ultimately, Shurin judged it to be "yet another epic fantasy" — "silly and inclusive; diverse and dumb; enjoyable, commercial, and utterly ordinary" — whose value is its mediocrity.
[1] The novels were originally published in the United States by Bantam Spectra, the Science-Fiction division of Random House.
The story follows Khardan, the son of one of the tribes and Zohra, the daughter of the other as they seek to save their people from Quar's ambitions.
The nature of each god is informed by an icosahedral jewel composed of 20 triangular facets the 12 vertices of which represent divine philosophies (Good at the extreme closest to Law, Mercy, Faith, Charity, and Patience; then Evil with Chaos, Intolerance, Reality, Greed, and Impatience).