โ Scribed by Tracy Hickman
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Weis and Hickman return to the world of the "Darksword" trilogy in this heroic fantasy, which measures up to its predecessors. After the fall of Thimhallan, its people migrated to Earth. Bereft of magic, the evil Technomancers on Earth wanted and feared the new darksword. Believing that it could help defeat the alien invading Hch'nyv, King Garald and General Boris try to convince Saryon to go back to Thimhallan to retrieve the sword. Recommended for fantasy collections where the "Darksword series" is popular.
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At the conclusion of the original Darksword trilogy, magic had virtually disappeared. At this tale's opening, it exists, if at all, merged with science as technomancy--a concept Weis and Hickman handle well, even if it may make both sf and fantasy purists scream. Shortly, however, aliens from space who can be dealt with only by magic appear on the scene, and it turns out the menace they pose can really be addressed only by means of a rediscovered or re-created Darksword. And so readers wind up with a time-traveling, technologically informed, admirably fast-paced quest for a magical talisman. Weis and Hickman forge their classic fantasy plot into one of their most original books and one of the least prolix recent high fantasy novels, to boot. What's more, it allows for a sequel without so absolutely requiring one that it betrays yet another saga aborning. How admirable! Roland Green
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