David Eddings returns to The Elenium, the splendid fantasy series that
began with the thrilling novels Diamond Throne and Ruby Knight.
Finally the knight Sparhawk had come to possess Bhelliom, legendary
jewel of magic that alone could save Queen Ehlana from the deadly poison
that had felled her father. Sparhawk and Sephrenia, ageless instructor
in Styric magics, made haste to free Ehlana from the crystalline cocoon
that had preserved her life while they desperately sought a cure.
But Bhellion carried dangers of its own. Once the stone came into his
hands, Sparhawk found himself stalked by a dark, lurking menace. Whether
the foul Zemoch God Azash was behind this threat, or some other enemy,
even Sephrenia could not say--only that the sapphire rose held powers
too dangerous for any mortal to bear.
Restoring Queen Ehlana would be only the beginning of Sparhawk's
mission. With the aid of four stalwart knights, one from each Militant
Order, he must thwart Ehlana's prisoner, the Primate Annias, in his plot
to assume the throne of the Church. For as Archprelate, Annias would
serve his secret master, Azash, and deliver up to the dread God the one
thing Azash thirsted for--Bhelliom itself!