Rulers of the Darkness
Imagine the drama and terror of the
Second World War – only the bullets are beams of magical fire, the tanks
are great lumbering beasts, and fighters and bombers are dragons raining fire upon their targets. Welcome to the world of the Derlavaian War, a
world that is slowly but surely being conquered, mile by bloody mile, by the forces of the Algarvian empire... forces whose most terrible
battle magics are powered by the slaughter of innocent people, the
Kaunians, whom Algarve – like much of the world – holds in disdain.
In this, the fourth volume of the series which began with Into the
Darkness, the war for the continent of Derlavai builds toward its
crescendo as the mages of Kuusamo, aided by their former rivals from
Lagoas, work desperately to create a newer form of magic that will
change the course of the war. But this is really a story of ordinary
people – on all sides of the conflict – forced by fate to rise to their
heroic limits... or sink to the level of their darker natures.
Harry Turtledove
Harry Norman Turtledove (born 1949) is an American historian and novelist. He writes historical fiction, alternate history, science fiction and fantasy novels.
Harry Turtledove has written books under three pseudonyms: Eric Iverson, Dan Chernenko and H. N. Turteltaub.
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World at War
World at War is also known as Darkness.
World at War consists of six books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.