The first book in the Darkwar series, from world-wide bestselling author of Magician, Raymond E. Feist.The first book in the Darkwar series, from world-wide bestselling author of Magician, Raymond E. Feist.The Conclave of Shadows, the undercover organisation charged with the protection of Midkemia, have problems: the evil magician Leso Varen is still at large and thousands of portals to a parallel dimension inhabited by the cruel and fiendish Dasati, have been discovered in Novindus.Leso Varen, a powerful and malign magician with the power to possess and transport himself from body to body, and his Nighthawk assassins are plotting chaos and annihilation in the royal house of Kesh. The Nameless One is awakening and needs Varen to help him re-emerge completely and tip the balance of good and evil in the world, plunging Midkemia into darkness and ruin.But when the Conclave attempt to warn the Emperor, it becomes clear that many of the truebloods – nobles related by birth to the Emperor – are already Varen's slaves, both willing and unwitting, and the Conclave are forced into a race against time to save Great Kesh before evil engulfs the land.Flight of the Night Hawks begins a brand new series from the master of fantasy, set on a grand scale; revisiting the exotic political-intrigue of Great Kesh (touched upon in the classic Riftwar books), and carrying the reader into a dark underworld of crime and black magic.‘File under guilty pleasure.’Guardian‘Get in at the start of a master’s new series.’Daily SportRaymond E. Feist was born and raised in Southern California. He was educated at the University of California, San Diego, where he graduated with honours in Communication Arts. He is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Riftwar saga among other books.• Raymond E. Feist is one the world’s most successful fantasy writers and his work rivals David Gemmell and Terry Goodkind for action and drama• ‘Talon of the Silver Hawk,’ the first novel in this series, sold over 80,000 copies.• ‘King of Foxes,’ the follow-up, has so far sold over 45,000 copies in hardback.• ‘Magician,’ Feist’s first novel, was voted one of the nation’s favourite novels in the BBC Big Read poll and has sold well over 1 million copies of the UK edition alone.• The superb new cover design is taking Feist to a larger readership than ever before.Competition: David Gemmell, Robert Jordon, David and Leigh Eddings
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