Angus Wells - The God Wars 03 (65 page)

           
When the First Gods Created all
things, they brought forth two lesser gods. Tharn and Balatur. to walk upon the
new world. But greed and power twisted their minds and turned their ambition
into madness. And so the First Gods condemned them to eternal sleep in order to
preserve creation.'
_v

           
Now. the exiled prince Calandryll.
the mercenary Bracht.

           
and
the warrior woman Katya pursue Rhythamun.
a powerful wizard who would wake one of the mad gods
and provoke apocalypse. He carries with him the
Arcanum, an ancient book of power that—simply by
. virtue of having been discovered—already stirs
the god from his slumber

           
But
Calandryll and his companions are chased j?y
anothei^vengeful mage, whose dark magics have created
Cennaire. an undead murderess, to thwart their efforts.
And as they face the perils of civil war. magical assaults.

           
and the ever present threat of Cennaire
s treachery to reach Rhythamun before he wakes the god. they live with the
knowledge that the fate of the world rests solely in their hands. v ^

           
WILD

           
MAGIC

           
Wild Magic
is the dazzling conclusion to
The Goclwars.
an epic quest of daring heroism and startling
magic by one of the rising stars in the fantasy firmament