The New York Times bestselling author revisits his signature world of
Midkemia in this first book in a new trilogy that ushers in the third,
and most dramatic, Riftwar yet: the Darkwar
Flight of Nighthawks picks up two years after Exile's Return as Pug, the
powerful sorcerer, awakens from a nightmare that portends destruction
for all of Midkemia. Disturbed by his dream, Pug calls for a convening
of the Conclave of Shadows.
Meanwhile, in a small town on the other side of Midkemia, two young
brothers are coming of age. As they travel away from home, towards
apprenticeships and adulthood, the boys are attacked by bandits and
mistakenly transported to Sorcerer's Isle, the home of the Conclave of
Shadows.
Though they are untrained and unready, the brothers will join the
powerful, mysterious Conclave to confront Midkemia's most looming evil
yet--the Nighthawks, assassins feared throughout the centuries. And Pug
will face his old nemesis, the evil wizard formerly known as Sidi, now
Leso Varen, in a confrontation with everything at stake: his honor, his
life, and the future of Midkemia.