Well of Darkness
Voyager (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 1999
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-00-224746-7 (ISBN)
Description
The first volume in the Sovereign Stone trilogy, a gripping fantasy series filled with unique characters, from the authors of the bestselling DRAGONLANCE books. Gareth is just a frightened lad when he is chosen as whipping-boy for Prince Dagnarus of Vinnengael. Desperately shy, his face disfigured by an angry birthmark, Gareth finds security in the ruthlessly ambitious prince's shadow. Destiny decrees that they will become the two most powerful -- and feared -- men in the kingdom. The human kingdom of Vinnengael lies in the heart of a land webbed with magical tunnels which shorten the vast distance between nations. But resentment is growing among the Elves, Dwarves and Orken, for the axis lies in Vinnengael, and only from its human subjects do the gods appoint Dominion Lords, magical knights bound to protect the tunnels from invasion. Desperate to avert war, Dagnarus' father, King Tamaros, turns to the gods for guidance and is rewarded with the Sovereign Stone, a magic crystal which once divided into four allows the other races to create their own Dominion Lords.
But when Dagnarus decides to become a knight himself, he begins a chain of events that threatens to destroy the entire kingdom. A gripping story of magic corrupted, The Well of Darkness takes the unique approach of focusing on the evil protagonists in the story, as we follow them from boys to men, and is set to elevate the careers of bestselling Dragonlance authors Weis & Hickman to spectacular new heights.
But when Dagnarus decides to become a knight himself, he begins a chain of events that threatens to destroy the entire kingdom. A gripping story of magic corrupted, The Well of Darkness takes the unique approach of focusing on the evil protagonists in the story, as we follow them from boys to men, and is set to elevate the careers of bestselling Dragonlance authors Weis & Hickman to spectacular new heights.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
126 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-224746-7 (9780002247467)
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Margaret Weis graduated from the University of Missouri in 1970 with a BA in Creative Writing and Literature. Following a career in publishing she became an editor withTSR in 1983, and now lives with her husband and two cats in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Tracy Hickman worked as a supermarket boy, a movie projectionist and a theatre manager before landing a job with TSR. That job led to his association with Margaret Weis and the creation of the Dragon Lance Chronicles. He lives in Utah with his wife and their four children.