Book description
A magical, on-the-grandest-scale, action-packed, totally engaging and
characterful fantasy novel from the bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings.
The Dreamers are children teetering on the brink of divinity. They have
the power to change the world with their dreams.
The Elder Gods have defeated the Vlagh twice - with the aid of the
Dreamers and the mysterious Treasured One who seems, worryingly, to be
controlling them - but the unspeakable Creature of the Wasteland is on
the fast track to world domination as the time approaches for the
Younger Gods to take their place.
Now all the varied resources of the domains of the Gods are marshalled
to bring a halt to the spread of evil. But there is pestilence and
skirmishing, and suddenly the balance of power shifts.
The Ruler of the Wasteland has infiltrated another domain of the Gods,
the land of short summers, where bison and deer roam. There the strange
and marvellous crystal gorge, which can be no natural formation of rock,
is destined to become a battleground of great beauty and great terror.
The enemy is closer to knowing the secrets of the Treasured One and the
Dreamers are in grave danger of delivering a nightmare to the world of
the Elder Gods. Praise for David Edings:
'My ideal summer read… Having enjoyed the entire ten-book serial, I was
delighted to be able to read this latest addition as it not only
provides fantastic escapism in itself, but, being a prequel, will make
my re-reading of the other books all the more fascinating.'
The Irish Times
'All the verve and pace we've come to expect.'
The Dark Side
'Offers an absorbing storyline and some memorable characters as, once
again, the author touches all the right fantasy bases, with warring
gods, political intrigues, supernatural creatures and appealingly human
magicians involved in a titanic war over the course of seven millennia.
Eddings fans will no doubt snatch this novel off the shelves while
readers new to the authors'
world won't find a more appropriate place to begin exploring it.'
Publishers Weekly
'There's no denying Eddings'
offerings do entertain. This novel is for fantasy fans fed up with more
fusty fare, or for anyone who likes mischief and merriment.'
West Australian David Eddings was born in Washington State in 1931 and
grew up near Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington and
went on to serve in the US Army. Subsequently he worked as a buyer for
the Boeing company and taught college-level English. His first novel was
a contemporary adventure, but he soon began a spectacular career as a
fantasy writer with his bestselling series The Belgariad.
