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The Drawing of the Dark
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Tim Powers
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
May 1, 1987
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780345350084
ISBN-10
0345350081
Dimensions
0.75 by 4.25 by 7 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$3.99
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
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.
Editions
Hardcover
Deluxe edition from Subterranean (October 31, 2014)
9781596066694 | details & prices | 322 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $35.00
Paperback
1 reprint edition from Del Rey (November 1, 1999)
9780345430816 | details & prices | 323 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $16.00
About: An aging mercenary is the world's only hope to stave off evil forces, but first he must uncover the secret of Herzwesten beer, which is said to have saved the entire Western World from invading Turkish armies.
About: An aging mercenary is the world's only hope to stave off evil forces, but first he must uncover the secret of Herzwesten beer, which is said to have saved the entire Western World from invading Turkish armies.
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Reissue edition from Ballantine Books (May 1, 1987)
9780345350084 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $3.99
About: Brian Duffy, aging soldier of fortune, had been hired in Venice by a strange old man who called himself Aurelianus Ambrosius.
About: Brian Duffy, aging soldier of fortune, had been hired in Venice by a strange old man who called himself Aurelianus Ambrosius.
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