Driven by nightmares to the ruins of a forgotten realm, Lord Aldric Jitan uncovers the entrance to a mysterious tomb, where an ancient, dormant evil awaits the proper celestial moment to return to the mortal plane. With no other help available, the Necromancer Zayl, a servant of light in eternal struggle for dominance between heaven and hell, attempts to stop the encroaching darkness alone...until he learns that one of his own order is bringing about the return of the spider demon Astrogha, in order to restore a cosmic balance which may have tipped dangerously on the side of the angels.

Author Biography

Richard A. Knaak is the New York Times bestselling author of some three dozen novels, including the The Sin War trilogy for Diablo and the Legend of Huma for Dragonlance. He has penned the War of the Ancients trilogy, Day of the Dragon and its upcoming followup, Night of the Dragon. His other works include his own Dragonrealm series, the Minotaur Wars for Dragonlance, the Aquilonia trilogy of the Age of Conan, and the Sunwell Trilogy -- the first Warcraft manga. In addition, his novels and short stories have been published worldwide in such diverse places as China, Iceland, the Czech Republic, and Brazil.