The drawing of the dark /
"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 a bouncer at an inn where the fabulous Herzwesten beer was brewed. That was clear enough. But why was he guided and guarded o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Ballantine Books,
1979.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Del Rey book.
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| Summary: | "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 a 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 be he 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 beseiged 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."--back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Novel. "A Del Ray book fantasy 27604"--Cover "Cover art by Doug Beekman"--Title page verso Two of the Cushing Library/Science Fiction copies are part of the Thomas Clareson Collection, and one copy is inscribed to the Claresons by the author. One of the Cushing Library/Science Fiction copies was acquired as part of the personal Science Fiction/Fantasy library of Anne McCaffrey as donated by her son Todd McCaffrey. The Cushing Library/Science Fiction copy [A14853533267] is from the personal library of Edward W. Bryant Jr. The Cushing Library/Science Fiction copy [] is signed by the author Tim Powers 10/03/1987, inscribed to Ed Bryant. |
| Physical Description: | 329 pages ; 18 cm |
| ISBN: | 0345276043 9780345276049 |