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Instrumentalities of the night
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Author
Series
Instrumentalities of the night volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In a world in which humans are ruled by demons and dark gods, the Praman warrior Else inadvertently defeats a creature of the Dark and is subsequently forced to penetrate the center of a rival religious faction, sparking a dangerous conflict.
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Series
Instrumentalities of the night volume 2
Language
English
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Description
It's cold. The wells of power are weakening and the forces of Night grow strong. The gods are real, and still have some power, mostly to do harm. The Instrumentalities of the Night are the worst of these.
Piper Hecht, born Else Tage, survived a battle with the Instrumentalities. Now he's Captain-General of the armies fighting a crusade for Patriarch Sublime V. Intrigues swirl around the throne of the Grail Empire, as the imperial family's enemy Anne...
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Instrumentalities of the night volume 3
Language
English
Description
Piper Hecht's first and greatest secret is that he knows how to kill gods. What's not a secret is that he knows how to win wars.
Hecht's secrets make him dangerous, but his skill and his reputation put him in danger-from his enemies, who fear what he might do or who want revenge for what he has already done; and from his friends, who want to use his military gifts for their own purposes.
His sister Heris and his living ancestor Cloven Februaren,...
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Series
Instrumentalities of the night volume 4
Language
English
Description
Arnhand, Castauriga, and Navaya lost their kings. The Grail Empire lost its empress. The Church lost its Patriarch, though he lives on as a fugitive. The Night lost Kharoulke the Windwalker, an emperor amongst the most primal and terrible gods. The Night goes on, in dread. The world goes on, in dread. The ice builds and slides southward.
New kings come. A new empress will rule. Another rump polishes the Patriarchal Throne.
But there is something...