Salvatore is the modern master of fantasy adventure. After creating the spectacular DemonWars trilogy--an imaginative tour de force hailed by critics and readers as his finest work yet--Salvatore has surpassed himself once again in Mortalis, the stunning first volume in a brilliant new DemonWars saga. Enter a world as rich in intrigue as it is in beauty, where humans,elves, centaurs, and other creatures are allies or enemies in a timeless conflict of good against evil.
New York Times bestselling author R. A.Salvatore is the modern master of fantasy adventure. After creating the spectacular DemonWars trilogy--an imaginative tour de force hailed by critics and readers as his finest work yet--Salvatore has surpassed himself once again in Mortalis, the stunning first volume in a brilliant new DemonWars saga. Enter a world as rich in intrigue as it is in beauty, where humans,elves, centaurs, and other creatures are allies or enemies in a timeless conflict of good against evil.
The long struggle is over at last. The demon dactyl is no more, its dark sorceries shattered by the gemstone magic wielded by the woman known as Pony. But victory did not come easily. Many lives were lost,including that of Pony's lover, the elftrained ranger Elbryan Wynden.
Yet despite the dactyl's demise, the kingdom still seethes in the same cauldron of plots and machinations. Was it for this,Pony wonders, that her beloved gave his life? Assailed by grief and doubt, Pony retreats to the northern lands where she and Elbryan once shared their brief happiness. There, among old friends, her wounded spirit begins to heal.
Then a deadly sickness appears suddenly among the people of Corona. Only Pony, with her supreme magical abilities, can heal the victims...or so she believes. BUt the plague resists her as if possessed of a malevolent strength and intelligence all its own.
Prologue
PART ONE TRANSITION
1.The Show of Strength
2.Distant Voices
3.Joined by War
4.Harsh Reality
5.Diplomacy
6.Season's Turn
7.Brynn Dharielle
8.Diplomacy
PART TWO SETTLING
9.The Enduring Gift of Bestesbulzibar
10.Denial ofPrivilege
11.Resting Side by Side
12.Reciprocation
13.Finding Sides
14.Trappings of Reputation
15.Across the Gulf
16.Too Much Akin
17.Pilfering Old Friends
18.Friendships Fast
19.Practical Indifference
20.The Bringer of Dreams
21.Calm Captain in a Stormy Sea
PART THREE THE QUIET YEARS
22.Playing Trump
23.Doc'alfar
24.The Brothers Repentant
25.Summer Heat
26.Unfamiliar Faces with Familiar Expressions
27.A Thousand, Thousand Little Demons
28.What Miserable Wretches We Mortals Be
29.The Second Gift
PART FOUR THE LONG ROAD
30.Fight On
31.Saving PotentialSaints
32.Safeguarding
33.The Abandoned Flock
34.Angry Sheep
35.Borne on Wings of Desperation
36.The Ghost of Romeo Mullahy
37.The Vision
38.A Miracle for Francis
39.Primal Rage
40.Cynicism Laid Bare
41.Despite Herself
42.Redemption
43.Fulfilling Avelyn's Promise
Epilogue