A darkness at Sethanon
Raymond E. Feist
the Riftwar Saga
book 3
|As Prince Arutha and his companions rally their forces for the final battle|
|with an ancient and mysterious evil, the dread necromancer Macros the Black|
|has once again unleashed his dark sorcery. Now the fate of two worlds will |
|be decided in a titanic struggle beneath the walls of Sethanon, as the link|
|between Kelewan and Midkemia is revived. |

Acknowledgements

As this book marks the end of The Riftwar Saga, the
three-book cole begun with Magician and continued
through Silverthorn, I feel it necessary to again offer
heartfelt thanks to those people who in one way or
another contributed to whatever quality and success my
books have achieved:
The original architects of Midkemia." April and
Stephen Abrams, Steve Barrett, Anita and don Everson,
Dave Guinaso, Conan LaMotte; Tim LaSelle; Ethan
Munson, Bob Potter, Rich SpaLl; Alan Springer, tori
and Jeff Velten.
Those many others who joined us on Fridays over the
years, adding their own touches to the marvellous thing
which is the world of Midkemia.
My friends at Grafton Books, past and current.
Harold Maison, my agent, who gave me my first
break.
Abner Stein, my agent in Great Britain.
And Jammy Wurts, a gifted writer and artist, for
showing me how to get more out of my characters when I
thought I already knew all there was to know about
them.
Each has contributed in his or her own unique way to
the three novels that make up The Riftwar Saga. The
books would have been much the poorer by the absence
of even one of them.

Raymond E. Feist
San Diego, California

Synopsis

Our Story So Far. .

After the Riftwar against the Tsurani, alien invaders from
the world of "Kelewan, peace reigned in the Kingdom of
the Isles for nearly a year. King Lyam and his brothers,
Prince Arutha and Duke Martin, toured the eastern cities
and neighbouring kingdoms, then returned to Lyam's
Capital at Rillanon.
The Princess Carline, their sister, gave
an ultimatum to her lover, Laurie the minstrel.' wed her or
leave the palace. Arutha and Princess Anita became
engaged, and plans were made for their wedding in
Krondor, Arutha's city.
When Arutha finally returned to Krondor, late one
night, Jimmy the Hand, a boy thief, stumbled across and
foiled a Nighthawk, an assassin, whose target was Arutha.
It was a standing order among the Mockers that all new'S
of the Nighthawks be reported at once. Jimmy became
confused about where his loyalty lay, with the Mockers -
the Guild of Thieves - or with Arutha, whom he had
known the year before. Before he could decide, jimmy
was set up for murder by Laughing Jack, an officer in the
Mockers, proof Jack' was in league with the Nighthawks.
During the ambush, Jimmy was wounded and Laughing
Jack killed. Jimmy then decided to warn Arutha;
Warned of the plot, Arutha, Laurie and Jimmy trapped
two assassins and imprisoned ...

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