New York:: D A W Books, Inc. / DAW / Donald A. Wollheim, 1998. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The rear panel of the Dust Jacket is a little rubbed. NOT price clipped (24.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. "First Printing, August 1998" is so stated, with complete number row (123456789) on copyright page. Fantasy. DAW Book Collectors No. 1093. Bound in the original black boards, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "A wondrous journey to a world where magic is vanishing as the era of reason and science dawns. In this volatile, transitional time two factions vie for control of the magical arts -- shrouded and secret, yet powerful beyond imaging. Lord Eldrich is the last mage. A mysterious and menacing figure, he has dedicated his unnaturally long life to eradicating all vestiges of magic from the world. for he has had an apocalyptic vision of a terrible cataclysm brought about by the continued practice of his arts. Erasmus will undergo a magical and spiritual journey in the mage's service which will cause him to question all he holds to be true, and rock the very foundations of his world.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Giusti, Robert (jacket art). 8vo. 388pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title

The Compass of the Soul : Book Two of The River into Darkness

Publisher

D A W Books, Inc. / DAW / Donald A. Wollheim, New York:

Publication Date

1998

Language

English

ISBN 10

0886777925

ISBN 13

9780886777920

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Giusti, Robert (jacket art)

Edition

First Printing of the First Edition.

Condition

Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine dust jacket.

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Synopsis

In his quest to destroy all the magic in the world, Lord Eldrich sends Erasmus Flattery to eliminate Anna, leader of the Tellerites, a group eager to preserve the key to immortality, but as Erasmus becomes resentful of Eldrich and strangely loyal to Anna, he questions all he had believed to be true

About the Author

Sean Russell was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1952, and had his first fantasy novel, the Asian influenced The Initiate Brother in 1991. His influence in the fantasy world comes from J. R. R. Tolkien, and knew he wanted to be a writer since the age of ten.

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