About the Book
A novel of Dilvish the Damned.
Locus Award nominee 1982.
The sky darkened as they rode, the pale, westering sun growing fainter
and fainter. They rode for several minutes, hurrying past two more
gleaming human statues. The distances between the ghostly stands of
stone began to widen.
Abruptly, the singing winds ceased. Far
ahead, a large, open area came into view, where the ground was darker
and lightly ridged. Stormbird's pace increased moments before they felt
a sharp vibration, followed by a loud explosion from overhead. For
several seconds the sky grew bright as day, and then it darkened again.
A
little farther along, tiny flakes of fire began to descent like snow.
Soon they were upon them, and Dilvish raised his cloak to shield Arlata
and himself.
Waves of changing magic blow across the land
surrounding Castle Timeless, because Tualua, the ancient magical being
bound into the service of the sorceror Jelerak, has gone mad. And
Jelerak has vanished to parts unknown.
While the waves of magic
throw the land into chaos – altering time, changing terrain, blocking
other magic spells – Castle Timeless is also in turmoil.
Opportunistic, rival sorcerors vie to seize the powers inhereent in the
castle, and daily more travelers journey through the changing land, to
try to harness Tualua's powers or to await the return of Jelerak.
Among
the travelers are Arlata, who would harness Tualua's power for good;
Weleand, who claims the same goal; and Dilvish, whose search for
vengeance plunges him into a perilous adventure through all the limits
of time.
