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Wizard Ingold Inglorion leaves his home world to provide refuge for the last Prince of Dar, but his arrival uncovers a chilling reality: the Dark—long rumored but never feared—commences a ravenous onslaught across the realm. Together with Gil, whose nightly dreams revealed this omen, and Rudy, a wandering youth, Ingold must unravel the mystery of the Dark’s sudden emergence and find a way to halt its deadly advance before the darkness consumes all.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Barbara Hambly
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