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The Drawing of the Dark
Brian Duffy, aging soldier of fortune, had been hired in Venice by a strange old man who called himself Aurelianus Ambrosius. He was supposed to go to Vienna and act as bouncer at an inn where the fabulous Herzwesten beer was brewed. That was clear enough.
But why was he guided and guarded on the trip by creatures from the ancient legends? Why should he be attacked by ifrits and saved by mythical dwarfs? What was so important about the Herzwesten beer to the Fisher King--whoever he was? Why was Duffy plagued by visions of a sword and an arm rising from a lake? And what had a bunch of drunken, ancient Vikings to do with it all?
Then there was no time for speculation as Vienna was besieged by the Turkish armies of Suleiman. Duffy found himself drawn into a war of desperation and magic. It was up to him to preserve the West until the drawing of the Dark.
Book Details
- Publisher: Random House Worlds
- Publish Date: Nov 16th, 1999
- Pages: 336
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.04in - 5.11in - 0.76in - 0.60lb
- EAN: 9780345430816
- Categories: • Fantasy - Humorous• Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
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What people are saying
Frederick Gero Heimbach, author of gonzo alternate history. #writer #YA #scifi #weirdfiction #christian
Just read this. Lots of mind-bending ideas as always from TP, but this early novel doesn't deliver what's promised. It's titled THE DRAWING OF THE DARK but the dark never gets drawn! https://t.co/Or8tYo9tFJ
Praise for this book
--JAMES P. BLAYLOCK
"Tim Powers does it right! Combining the best of mythology and real history, he takes you on a rollicking magical adventure that is both tense and hilarious. You won't read a more plausible explanation for Western Civilization, or one that's half so much fun. So raise your glass to The Drawing of the Dark."
--DAVID BRIN
"I stand in awe of Tim Powers's recent work, but I must confess my secret love for The Drawing of the Dark. Powers was one of the first to put fantasy back in the city where it belongs! If you're sick of endless quests through murky woods and lonely mountains, this is the place to start."
--ELLEN KUSHNER
Author of Swordspoint
"Tim Powers is like no other. Tim Powers is granite where others are shale. Tim Powers chuckles like a river at night. Tim Powers is like a butterfly hovering at the pin, ruminating, eyebrow cocked, over the dancing angels. Tim Powers is not like any other, now and far into tomorrow."
--ALGIS BUDRYS
Editor of Tomorrow
What people are saying
Frederick Gero Heimbach, author of gonzo alternate history. #writer #YA #scifi #weirdfiction #christian
Just read this. Lots of mind-bending ideas as always from TP, but this early novel doesn't deliver what's promised. It's titled THE DRAWING OF THE DARK but the dark never gets drawn! https://t.co/Or8tYo9tFJ