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Weis and Hickman's new fantasy novel, The Well of Darkness, the first in the Sovereign Stone sequence, is far darker than we are used to from these authors. Hidden among the four elements and their magic is the Void and the dark, death-orientated magic that is its own; among the court of wise King Tamaros and his pious son Helmos there sits ambitious younger son Dagnarus and his hopelessly loyal former whipping boy Gareth. As a boy of 10, Dagnarus sets his future by asking Gareth to study Void magic for him; he intends to be king, and nothing will be allowed to stand in his way--not father, not brother, not the magic-soaked paladins who control the Portals that connect the human realms with those of the proud violent elves, the sullen horse-riding dwarves and the omen-fearing sardonic orks of the sea... This is an enjoyably bleak read--Gareth, driven to the worst of evils by his admiration for his prince yet retaining sparks of conscience, and some of our sympathy, even at his most atrocious, is a memorable creation, and Helmos, a man so dominated by conscience and self-regarding honour as to be weak, is hardly less so. --Roz Kaveney
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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 young lad when he is drafted in to be the whipping-boy for the unruly Prince Dagnarus. Yet as they grow to be men, an unshakable bond is formed. And it is their destiny for them to become the two most powerful – and feared – men in the kingdom.
But when Dagnarus decides to become a knight himself, he begins a chain of evil events that threaten to destroy the entire kingdom. Only by uniting the Sovereign Stone can peace be restored, and it is up to Dagnarus’ brother Helmos to try to achieve this impossible task, using his father’s soldiers against his brother’s army. All the while, Gareth is gaining mastery over the sinister Void magic, and he is devoted to helping his childhood companion..
This gripping story of magical power and corruption takes the unique viewpoint of focusing on the evil characters, as we follow them from boys to men. Filled with action, suspense and wonderfully imaginative characters, The Well of Darkness is set to elevate the careers of bestselling authors Weis & Hickman to spectacular new heights.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In my view, this is a rare novel, an intriguing piece of fantast literature. Our main characters are Gareth, a birthmarked boy who is to become whipping boy to the other main character Prince Dagnarus. Dagnarus is second in line to the throne of Vinnengael, after his father and elder brother, but he harbours ambitions of becoming king. He desires to become a Dominion Lord and seeks out, with the help of Gareth, the dark magic of the Void, where nothing exists and which will not aid unless sacrifice is paid. They learn how to create and control the undead Vrykyl, the dark counterparts to the good and just Dominion Lords. At the transmutation ceremony of the Dominion Lords, Dagnarus's dark secret is revealed and the kingdom is torn apart.
For once, the main characters in this book are on the dark side, yet having grown up with them, we feel some sympathy, especially for Gareth, utterly devoted to his prince.
This is a fantasy book which is well worth a read, and I'm looking forward to the next episode in the trilogy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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If you - as I - have been a fan of Weiss & Hickman for years, and swore that you'd like every book they'd written ..... well, maybe you shouldn't read any further. This first part of a new trilogy in a new universe has in some reviews been heralded as Weiss & Hickman's best so far ... but every man's entitled to his opinion, and mine differs. Whereas the Dragonlance books and the Deathgate novels I've read offered great characters with real debt, and powerfull stories the reader enters somewhere in the middle between mysterious pasts and uncertain futures ... Well of Darkness only offers one-dimensional characters, vague magic, unnamed gods, and an entirely predictable outcome. Don't get me wrong: in itself the book is a good read ... but we've all come to expect so much more from Weiss & Hickman. Maybe it's because we've been spoiled and our expectations are just too high - especially so soon after Dragons of a Fallen Sun. I'll buy their next work in the War of Souls trilogy, but the second part of the Sovereign Stone ? (even the artifact of the universe's name promisses more than it delivers). In the end, I guess everyone is entitled to a booboo, even the best writers, and I still believe Weiss & Hickman belong in that category.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I won't give too much away, suffice to say Weis and Hickman are on peak form in this first installment of their new trilogy. The characters, politics annd action are so good and the storyline is carefully and intricately peeled away. When a murder occurs witnessed by the two of the characters, other authors might of been happy ot drg it out for chapters and chapters, not these two. They get it over and done with on the next page and move onto more interesting and exciting plot developments. Things just get better and better the whole way through and there's two books to go. I can't wait!
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Hickman and Weiss have lost it!
Well what can be said of this unimaginative and unattractive tome? First off the book will remind educated readers of the opening series of Star Gate... Read more
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Well of Darkness
The book, although offering some attractive ideas, is crudely written and comes across as being quite cumbersome. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2005
The best book of the trilogy
Weis and Hickman have gone off world before, and this book, the first in the trilogy is the best of the trilogy. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2004 by Toby Allen
Superb!!!!
This is the first book I have read of Weiss and Hickman and I have to say that it is very, very good. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2001
Their best for years!
I've been a fan of Weis and Hickman since my early teens, over a decade ago. I must admit that I stopped reading them after the ending of the Death Gate cycle fizzled out due to... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2001
A good start to a series
Although this book starts off slow, you will not be able to put it down after a while. Each chapters ends in a way that you just have to read the chapter next. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2000
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