This epic saga plunges readers into a brutal conflict between humankind and demonic forces threatening existence itself. It follows brave heroes as they confront relentless evil, testing their courage, sacrifice, and moral boundaries. The struggle for survival unfolds across a richly imagined world filled with political intrigue and intense magical battles. Fans of high fantasy will relish the complex lore and gripping narrative.
A lost race of elves, the taredhel or 'people of the stars' have found a way across the universe to reach Midkemia. On their current home world, these elves are hard pressed by a ravaging demon horde, and what was once a huge empire has been reduced to a handful of survivors.
Ten years beyond the Darkwar, the demon hordes are relentless in their quest to subjugate a realm of magic and wonder . . . The defeat of the Demon King Maarg hasn't stemmed the death tide, and an even graver danger now looms. The fearsome demon Dahun and the mad necromancer Belasco have joined forces—a union of black magics that no power on Midkemia may be strong enough to withstand. The conflict has already claimed the lives of nearly everyone dear to the Black Sorcerer Pug. In uneasy alliance with the Conclave of Shadows, Midkemia's clandestine protectors, the distraught champion must stand firm against the demonic plague that has overrun worlds. And at the gates of darkness—where shadows hide deeper shadows—Midkemia's most terrible battle will be joined . . . as a malevolence beyond anything that came before is unleashed upon the world.