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In this American fantasy adventure, four men and a woman venture secretly into the Empty Lands—a region that has long stood between ancient Rome and barbarian realms. They each carry personal motives: Harcourt aims to rescue his lost fiancée from the clutches of the Evil; the abbot seeks a sacred prism that holds a saint’s soul; the enigmatic Knurly Man searches for a kinder death; and Yolanda quests for an undisclosed truth. Their arrival has already stirred the land’s inhabitants, who prepare for conflict as an ancient dark Power waits to be set free by their souls.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Clifford D. Simak
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