Armies of Daylight [Mass Market Paperback]

Outside the great stone Keep of Renweth, the night was the province of the Dark Ones -- monstrous creatures that had swarmed out of their eldritch underground caverns to destroy humanity.
Inside, where the pitiful remnant of the once-great Realm of Darwath huddled, Chancellor Alwir and Bishop Govannin continued their bitter struggle for dominance. Against all advice, Alwir went ahead with plans to use Ingold, Rudy, and the other wizards in a hopeless, desperate invasion of the Nests of the Dark. The Bishop, obsessed with fanatical fury, sought to root out all magic by murdering the wizards. Both conspired together to seek the aid of Alketch, ancient enemy of the Realm.
In that hotbed of ambition, hatred, and fear, no one except Ingold would heed Gil's discovery of the truth that lay behind the rising of the Dark!

THE FINAL CONFRONTATION IS AT HAND

Outside the great stone Keep of Renweth, the night is the domain of the evil and monstrous Dark. Inside, the survivors of the once-great Realm of Darwath shelter, squabble and fight for power. The Chancellor Alwir plans to use the wizard Ingold Inglorion and his disciple Rudy Solis in a desperate attack on the Nests of the Dark. Bishop Govannin, obsessed by a fanatical fury, seeks to destroy all magic by murdering the wizards.

No one in this climate of ambition, hatred and fear will heed Gil Patterson’s discovery of the truth behind the rising of the Dark – no one except the wizard Ingold. And once the truth is known can he survive the final battle?

“The entire trilogy hangs together with a singular vision. Hambly is a shining example of what can be done with the motifs and wonders that endear this genre to those of us who still seek a touch of magic in our reading.”
CHARLES DE LINT

“A writer of unusual proficiency.”
SF CHRONICLE

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Barbara Hambly was born in San Diego. Her interest in fantasy began with reading ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at an early age and has continued ever since. She attended the University of California, Riverside, specialising in medieval history and then spent a year at the University at Bordeaux in Southern France as a teaching and research assistant. She now lives in Los Angeles.

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