The Tamuli
David Eddings opens a bold new chapter in the saga begun in his bestselling series, The Elenium. In his dazzling trademark style, Eddings weaves a compelling tale of strange magic and breathtaking adventure, staunch friends and deadly enemies. This new story is called The Tamuli.
Domes of Fire (1992)
U.S. ISBN 0-345-38327-3 (hardcover), 0-345-37321-9 (paperback)
U.K. ISBN 0-586-21313-9 (hardcover), 0-586-21858-0 (paperback)
Part 1: Eosia;
Part 2: Astel;
Part 3: Atan;
Part 4: Matherion.
Prince Sparhawk and the Troll-Gods
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Queen Ehlana and the Pandion Knight Sir Sparhawk are married, their kingdom peaceful at last, their union blessed with a very special daughter named Danae. But soon trouble sweeps westward from the Tamul Empire to disrupt not only the living of Eosia but the dead: horrific armies are being raised from the dust of the long-past Age of Heroes, threatening the peace won at such cost in Zemoch.
Prince Sparhawk is called upon to help the Tamuli nations defeat these ancient horrors. Perhaps the Troll-Gods are once more loose in the world! With Ehlana and a retinue of Pandion Knights, Sparhawk will make the hazardous journey to the Tamul Empire, aided by Aphrael the child Goddess ... only to discover in fire-domed Matherion, the incandescent Tamul capital, that the enemy is already within its gates.
Domes of Fire begins a spectacular new David Eddings trilogy, The Tamuli. Full of marvels and humour, full of romance and shrewdness, above all full of magic, the resources of the epic form are mined deep by the greatest of modern fantasy writers.
American Cover
Six years had passed since the redoubtable knight Sparhawk had triumphed over the evil God Azash and returned to Elenia with Queen Ehlana, his bride. And now a new danger had arisen to threaten the peace of Ehlana's realm.
The trouble had started quietly. At home, bandits began to plague the hill country. In neighboring Lamorkand, the customary political unrest turned ominous with whispers that the bloody heroes of old soon would rise again. And travelers reported that the Trolls had all disappeared from the icy northern haunts of Thalesia.
Simple problems, apparently unrelated - until an ambassador arrived from the far-off Tamul empire, begging Sparhawk's aid. For these same dangers that stalked Ehlana's kingdom had already struck his realm full-force. The fabled ancient warriors of Tamuli had indeed returned - intent on carnage. Monsters and fell magics had followed, and the havoc and terror they spawned were tearing the empire apart.
The emperor had sent for the Pandion Knight who had killed the God Azash. If Sparhawk wanted to stop this danger before it could savage his own land, he now must lend his aid.
Sparhawk, Ehlana, and their daughter, Princess Danae, agreed to make the grueling trek to the far-distant empire of the east. They traveled in company with a handful of trusted companions: the stalwart champions of the four Militant Orders, the knight Berit, Mirtai the giantess, and the young thief Talen.
With the child-goddess Aphrael to speed their journey, they began the treacherous traverse of the utmost reaches of the Daresian continent, to Tamuli's distant capital. There, in the emperor's glittering court, they would encounter corruption, treachery - and a greater danger than any man had faced before!
The Shining Ones (1993)
U.S. ISBN 0-345-37322-7 (hardcover), 0-345-38866-6 (paperback)
U.K. ISBN 0-246-13846-7 (hardcover), 0-586-21316-3 (paperback)
Part 1: Cynesga;
Part 2: Delphaeus;
Part 3: Xanetia.
Havoc and War
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Prince Sparhawk is pledged to fight the enemies of the Tamul Emperor Sarabian with all the skill and cunning of a Pandion Knight. Meanwhile his Queen, Ehlana, educates Sarabian in the art of ruthless statesmanship. Sarabian is transformed from a mere puppet ruler into a formidable politician. But still Trolls, vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghouls and Ogres form a vast conspiracy to take over the Empire. Most disturbing of all are reported sightings of Shining Ones amongst the hordes. These luminous beings inspire more fear than the rest combined. And Sparhawk and his companions must resurrect the sacred jewel of the Troll-Gods to combat them.
The enemies of the Empire know that possession of the jewel makes Sparhawk as dangerous as any god. But gods are among his foes. And while Sparhawk defends the far-flung Tamul Empire, he cannot also protect his beautiful Queen ...
The second book in The Tamuli begins to unveil the hidden powers at work for both good and evil. In the hands of David Eddings, the undisputed master of modern fantasy, the story of the Pandion Knight Sparhawk is an epic for our times.
American Cover
Years past, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hidden Bhelliom, the Stone of Power. It rested at the very bottom of the deepest ocean, that nevermore should its awesome power sing temptation to mortal men.
Now Sparhawk, Knight and Queen's Champion, must retrieve that Sapphire Rose from its briny sleep. For only with the might of Bhelliom could he hope to thwart the fiendish schemes directed against the Tamul empire, and against his own homeland.
Sparhawk's journey to recover Bhelliom would be fraught with peril. Only with the Goddess' help could he hope to recover the stone. And that would only begin his quest, for the forces of evil sought to capture the gem for their own diabolical ends. Sparhawk and his loyal companions must keep Bhelliom safe from those who sought to steal it, as well as from the horrors which those evildoers had already loosed upon the world.
Most feared of all the monsters that terrorized Tamuli were the Shining Ones: dreaded, glowing beings whose merest touch could melt human flesh from bone. All too soon, Sparhawk and his allies found themselves stalked by those fell creatures out of myth. For the Shining Ones, too, had designs on Bhelliom - designs that would change the very shape of the world.
The Hidden City (1994)
U.S. ISBN 0-345-37323-5 (hardcover), 0-345-39040-7 (paperback)
U.K. ISBN 0-246-13847-5 (hardcover), 0-586-21317-1 (paperback)
Prologue;
Part 1: Berit;
Part 2: Natayos;
Part 3: Cyrga;
Epilogue.
The Ultimate Battle
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Sparhawk, the greatest of Pandion Knights, has offered freedom to the Troll-Gods trapped in the Blue Rose in exchange for their aid in fighting Cyrgon, the sinister god of the Cyrgai. But Cyrgon has turned to the unspeakable arts of Zemoch magic in his war against the Tamul Empire. He has brought back to the world the very essence of evil which was cast out at the beginning of time by Azash and the other Elder Gods. Klæl! As ancient as the Blue Rose, and as powerful.
The ultimate battle between Blue Rose and Klæl must be fought - though Ehlana is held prisoner by the enemy in the Hidden City, defended by Klæl. The time for strategy, and hope, is past.
The final, breathtaking volume of the Tamuli, full of battles, astonishing magic and awesome gods, reveals David Eddings at his triumphant best.
American Cover
Battle had been joined and fought and won. The Pandion Knight Sparhawk had met the forces of the foul God Cyrgon upon the field of valor, and justice and might had carried the day. But even in Sparhawk's moment of triumph had come a crushing blow. For far away from the battlefield, Cyrgon's hired minions had by treachery and stealth stolen away Sparhawk's very heart: they had kidnapped the beautiful Queen Ehlana, his wife.
Sparhawk would have to surrender Bhelliom, the awesome jewel of power, into their accursed hands - or Ehlana would die.
Their goal had been to render Sparhawk impotent. But Cyrgon's lackeys, in their craven, puny souls, had far misjudged that knight's unwavering resolve to fight on for his queen with every resource at his command.
Aided by stalwart friends, Sparhawk charted a plan of attack, knowing that Ehlana's life hung in the balance. The road ahead promised peril for all those he held dear, but none of his companions flinched at the awesome task before them, even knowing that Cyrgon had summoned up forces of evil from Tamuli's dark past, and from sick and fetid places beyond mere human ken.
But the full magnitude of the danger before them was yet to be revealed. For in his towering hubris, Cyrgon had dared that which was forbidden even to the Gods. He had called forth Klæl, Bhelliom's opposite, a monster eager to rend the very world asunder.
Ravening destruction stalked all the lands. For from before time began, it was writ that Bhelliom must contend with its opposite for the fate of this world. Even so must the man Sparhawk finally face the God Cyrgon, in mortal combat - and alone.
An extract from The Hidden City is available from Del Rey Books.
The Tamuli: One-volume edition (1999)
U.K. ISBN 0-006-48384-4 (paperback)
A scan of the cover is available from Castellan's site - or it will be when I figure out what his new URL is ...
All the books of the Tamuli have been published in the US by Del Rey Books and in the UK by HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy, from whose covers the summaries above are taken.
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