From acclaimed New York Times bestselling
fantasists Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman comes the spellbinding
conclusion to the epic adventure of wonder, courage, magic, and ambition that is the breathtaking world of the Sovereign Stone.
Over
two hundred years have passed since the mystical Sovereign Stone was
shattered and the world of Loerem faced its most dangerous test ever -
the rise of the dark lord Dagnarus. But now Dagnarus has stirred from
the Void and seeks the utter conquest of all Loerem. Leading a seemingly unstoppable horde of bestial, powerful minions and a host of insidious
undead, Dagnarus captures mortal kingdom after mortal kingdom, until he
stands before the very gates of New Vinnengael, as traitors within the
city plot to yield the crown to the undead lord.
In the
darkness and turmoil that follows, all heroes must first master their
own fears and weaknesses before they can take up the fight to stop
Dagnarus, and the company spreads across many lands to face many perils. Mortally wounded by a Blood-knife wielded by an undead Vrykyl knight,
the Baron Shadamehr lies dying, and even the many skills of his
beautiful, beloved Alise may not be able to save him. Others face
desperate journeys through hostile lands and difficult tests of
character. And, unsuspected, a deadly Vrykyl stalks the pecwae Bashae - and his precious burden, the human portion of the Sovereign Stone -
through the streets of New Vinnengael.
Yet the gods have their
own plans for this imperiled land, and drawn by an unknown call, the
Dominion Lords head for the Portal of the Gods, the mystical, haunted
site of Dagnarus’s terrible treachery two hundred years beforehand. For
if all the parts of the sundered Sovereign Stone can be reunited, the
Dominion Lords can stop Dagnarus’s unholy plans for domination. But one
piece is still missing...
As the past and present converge
in a desperate race to determine the future, an unlikely hero will
arise. A man who will become far more than he ever dreamed possible and
who holds the fate of all Loerem in his hands. And to save Loerem he
must venture into a realm of utter terror and darkness... into the
very blackness of the Void itself.
