Nicholas, third son of Prince Arutha of Krondor is bright and gifted, but sheltered by the restrictive Court life. He sets sail with his squire Harry for pastoral Crydee. Shortly after their arrival, Crydee is attacked by unknown forces, the castle is reduced to ruins, the townspeople slaughtered and two young noblewomen abducted. The invaders, servants of dark forces, are intent on the complete destruction of the Kingdom of the Isles. More than the fate of the two abducted women is at stake - there is an evil force that menaces the entire world of Midkemia, and Nicholas is destined to confront this terrifying threat. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
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Book II of Conclave Of Shadows. Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, Kaspar, the evil Duke of Olasko, is lord no more - reduced to an exile's existence and forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved. Merciless deserts, forbidding mountains, and vast oceans now separate the once powerful despot from his former seat of power - his dark dreams of vengeance overwhelmed by the daily struggle for survival. But there is a larger drama that will entangle the broken dictator. An evil devastating and deadly seeks entrance to the land - the mystical tool of a dark empire hungry for conquest and destruction - and Kaspar has inadvertently discovered the key. Suddenly, Midkemia's last hope is a disgraced and exiled duke whose history is written in blood, and who now must wield his sword as her champion... if he so chooses...Cover art by Dominic Forbes. -
Book II of The Darkwar Saga. Chaos threatens to overwhelm two worlds as evil forces prepare to invade Midkemia, while the most treacherous magician in history – the madman Leso Varen – wreaks havoc on the world of Kelewan. Varen has usurped the body of one of the most powerful men on Kelewan, and Pug must uncover his true identity amid an entire city of Black Robes before Midkemia’s only ally is completely disabled by Varen’s political poison. As Pug begins his search, his son, Magnus, will lead a desperate expedition into the vast and malevolent empire that threatens his home-world, with the hope of finding the key to defeating an enemy capable of overwhelming the combined might of two worlds. But even if Magnus succeeds in uncovering the vital information, he must also survive the perilous journey home. Cover art by Dominic Forbes. -
Book II of Conclave Of Shadows. Rescued, recruited and trained by the mysterious Conclave of Shadows, Tal Hawkins has become one of their most effective operatives. But to destroy the nemesis who annihilated his people, the evil Duke of Olasko, Tad must sell his soul. Masquerading as a noble from the far western territory of the Kingdom of the Isles, he must insinuate himself into the duke’s confidence and carry out his most heinous and dangerous commands - even though it means betraying his own moral code. Driven to the brink, Tal eventually defies the duke - and is imprisoned and left to die in the Fortress of Despair. But the determined young man will not be beaten. Alone, armed only with his courage and wits, Tal makes a daring escape. Returning to Olasko, he will finally brings revenge on his hated enemy. Cover art by Martin McKenna. -
Book II of Legends of the Riftwar. Crydee was the place of heavy action and the one place they were not going. But where would Durine, Kethol and Pirojil go? Kethol would surely find the three mercenaries a job with someone who needed men who knew which was the business end of a sword. After all, they'd fought the Bugs, the Tsurani and the goblins. A few months garrison duty is a welcome respite, then they land what seems to be a cushy job - protect a lady and her husband and deliver them safely to the city of LaMut. It should all have been so simple...Cover art by Geoff Taylor. -
Book II of Conclave of Shadows. Rescued, recruited and trained by the mysterious Conclave of Shadows, Tal Hawkins has become one of their most effective operatives. But to destroy the nemesis who annihilated his people, the evil Duke of Olasko, Tad must sell his soul. Masquerading as a noble from the far western territory of the Kingdom of the Isles, he must insinuate himself into the duke’s confidence and carry out his most heinous and dangerous commands - even though it means betraying his own moral code. Driven to the brink, Tal eventually defies the duke - and is imprisoned and left to die in the Fortress of Despair. But the determined young man will not be beaten. Alone, armed only with his courage and wits, Tal makes a daring escape. Returning to Olasko, he will finally brings revenge on his hated enemy. Cover art by Martin McKenna. -
Book IV of The Riftwar Saga: As Prince Arutha and his companions prepare for the final battle against an ancient and mysterious evil, the dread necromancer Macros the Black prepares to unleash his dark sorcery, threatening to tip the balance against the Kingdom forces. The fate of two worlds wilbe decided in a titanic struggle beneath the dark walls of Sethanon as the link between Kelewan and Midkemia is revived. Cover art by Dominic Harman. -
The Conclave of Shadows faces two challenges: finding and destroying the evil magician Leso Varen and deactivating an army of sinister magical warriors hidden in a cave on Midkemia. These warriors are beacons for a cast army of alien invaders, so formidable that even the combined might of Midkemia and the Tsurani Empire could fall before its power. Cover art by Dominic Forbes -
Book I of The Rift War Legacy. It is nine years from the aftermath of Sethanon and news is feeding through to the people of the Kingdom of the Isles that deadly forces are stirring on the horizon. The bringer of the latest grim tidings is Gorath - a moredhel, or dark elf. The bloodletting has begun. Nighthawks are murdering again. Politics is a dangerous, cut-throat game once more. At the root of all this unrest lie the mysterious machinations of a group of magicians known as the Six. Meanwhile, renegade Tsurani gem smugglers, a rival criminal gang to the Mockers, led by someone known only as the Crawler and traitors to the crown are all conspiring to bring the Kingdom of the Isles to its knees. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.