Triumph of the Darksword - Margaret Weis [0]
At Joram’s command, the Druids sent the forest into battle. Giant oak trees with the strength born of centuries heaved themselves from the ground and lumbered forward to the attack. Mosiah, changing into a werewolf, knocked the strange humans to the ground With one blow of a massive paw, a were-bear caved in a helmet. Illusionists created gigantic tarantulas that dropped down out of the trees, their hairy legs twitching, their many-faceted eyes burning like flame. Skeletons clutching pale swords in their bony hands rose up out of the ground. Dragons swooped down out of the skies, bringing with them flame and darkness. Perhaps the oddest happening on the field of battle that day was the report by several wizards of seeing a ring of mushrooms suddenly appear in a glade. A band of the enemy, charging into the ring, found that they could not get out. One by one, the strange humans were sucked down into the ground. The wizards reported, not without a shudder, that the last sounds that could be heard were the raucous laughter and gibbering voices of the faeriefolk.
Bantam Spectra Books
by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
THE DARKSWORD SERIES
Forging the Darksword
Doom of the Darksword
Triumph of the Darksword
Legacy of the Darksword
ROSE OF THE PROPHET
The Will of the Wanderer
THE DEATH GATE CYCLE
Dragon Wing
Elven Star
Fire Sea
Serpent Mage
The Hand of Chaos
Into the Labyrinth
The Seventh Gate
and by Margaret Weis
STAR OF THE GUARDIANS
The Lost King
Table of Contents
Other Books by this Author
Acknowledgments
Part 1 - The Watcher
Chapter 1 - … And Live Again
Chapter 2 - And In His Hand …
Chapter 3 - The Anniversary
Chapter 4 - I Call It Cyclone
Chapter 5 - Sharakan Prepares For War
Chapter 6 - The Prince Frog
Chapter 7 - A Discourse On The Rules Of War
Chapter 8 - The Challenge
Chapter 9 - To Victory!
Chapter 10 - Out Of The Fog
Chapter 11 - The Invisible Foe
Chapter 12 - Creatures Of Iron
Chapter 13 - Death Crawls
Chapter 14 - Legions Of The Dead
Chapter 15 - No Escape
Chapter 16 - The Destruction Of The World
Chapter 17 - The Angel Of Death
Part 2 - Beyond
Chapter 1 - The Enemy
Chapter 2 - Of Great Price
Chapter 3 - Of Salt Cellars And Teapots
Chapter 4 - The Almin Have Mercy
Chapter 5 - The Emperor’s Son
Chapter 6 - Dona Nobis Pacem
Chapter 7 - Eye In The Sky
Part 3 - Per Istam ——— Sanctam….
Chapter 1 - Emperor Of Merilon
Chapter 2 - Simkin’s Bark
Chapter 3 - Falling
Chapter 4 - The Blink Of An Eye
Chapter 5 - The Temple Of The Necromancers
Chapter 6 - The Executioner
Chapter 7 - Watching, Waiting
Chapter 8 - My Poor Fool …
Chapter 9 - There Will Be Born … One Who Is Dead
Chapter 10 - And In His Hand He Holds
Chapter 11 - The Destruction Of The World
Chapter 12 - The Triumph Of The Darksword
Chapter 13 - Requiem Aeternam
Epilogue
Appendix
About the Authors
Copyright
Acknowledgments
We wish to gratefully acknowledge the help and support of the following people:
Our agent, Ray Peuchner, who died tragically of cancer in the summer of 1987 A kind and loving man, Ray was our friend as well as our agent and we mourn his passing even as we celebrate his beautiful life.
Laura Hickman, for advice, support, and putting up with Tracy.
Cover artist and friend, Larry Elmore, who makes our visions come to life.
Interior artist, Valerie Valusek, and map-maker, Steve Sullivan, both friends as well and both valued members of our creative “team.”
Darryl Viscenti, Jr., for portraying Joram in the cover paintings.
Patrick Lucien Price for sharing his knowledge and advice on the tarot cards and the art of divination.
John Hefter for providing us with our Latin phrases and for insight into the nature of the quest for spiritual understanding. It is to John that we dedicate the character of the wise and gentle priest, Saryon.
Our editor, Amy Stout, who will probably remove this credit, but we hope she doesn’t because she deserves it.
And finally, to you—our readers—whose continued enthusiastic support and kind words make this so much