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Outside the great stone Keep of Renweth, the night was the province of the Dark Ones -- monstrous creatures that had swarmed out of their eldritch underground caverns to destroy humanity.
Inside, where the pitiful remnant of the once-great Realm of Darwath huddled, Chancellor Alwir and Bishop Govannin continued their bitter struggle for dominance. Against all advice, Alwir went ahead with plans to use Ingold, Rudy, and the other wizards in a hopeless, desperate invasion of the Nests of the Dark. The Bishop, obsessed with fanatical fury, sought to root out all magic by murdering the wizards. Both conspired together to seek the aid of Alketch, ancient enemy of the Realm.
In that hotbed of ambition, hatred, and fear, no one except Ingold would heed Gil's discovery of the truth that lay behind the rising of the Dark!
Inside, where the pitiful remnant of the once-great Realm of Darwath huddled, Chancellor Alwir and Bishop Govannin continued their bitter struggle for dominance. Against all advice, Alwir went ahead with plans to use Ingold, Rudy, and the other wizards in a hopeless, desperate invasion of the Nests of the Dark. The Bishop, obsessed with fanatical fury, sought to root out all magic by murdering the wizards. Both conspired together to seek the aid of Alketch, ancient enemy of the Realm.
In that hotbed of ambition, hatred, and fear, no one except Ingold would heed Gil's discovery of the truth that lay behind the rising of the Dark!
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Barbara Hambly has a habit of writing fantasy that is very rich and detailed. This series is her best, I believe, although the books do not stand alone. This is the last in the series. This book explores an interesting relationship between the church and politics in Darwath much like early Catholicism must have played in Europe. As the survivors of the Dark Ones huddle together, people make both individual and collective bids for power, even while civilization crumbles beneath their feet. The future of the human race is held in the hands of a much-despised wizard and the trust the earthling scholar and warrior, Gil, has for that same wizard.
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Why did it EVER go out of print?, November 11, 2000
Reviewer: Monte Crooks (Durango, Colorado USA)
In the early 80s, I read the Darwath Trilogy, then, over the years, I read it again, and again, and. . . well, you get the gist. Unfortunately, in one of our frequent moves, the box of books in which I'd placed the trilogy turned up among the "missing."
By then, the books were out of print. I've dogged the book stores since in hopes it would be brought back. It looks like the trilogy finally is. THANK GOODNESS. Along with Asimov, Eddings, and Tolkien, Barbara Hambly is one of my favorite and most re-read authors. I've not met anyone who hasn't loved the Darwath, and doubt that I will. I'm sure you will, too.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A nice wrap-up to the trilogy. Things are not as they first seemed!
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Third book in the excellent Darwath Trilogy. Followed by two later novels set in Darwath, Mother of Winter and Icefalcon's Quest.
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