"Cook, Glen - Dread Empire 01 - Shadow Of All Night Falling" - читать интересную книгу автора (Cook Glen)

THREE: Autumn-Winter 995-996 AFE; Out of the Mouth of a Fool 23

FOUR: The Years 590-605 AFE; How Lonely Sits the City 38

FIVE: Spring, 996 AFE; By Every Hand Betrayed 48

SIX: Summer, 996 AFE; At the Heart of the Mountains of Fear 56

SEVEN: The Years 605-808 AFE; Even the Sparrow Finds a Home 70

EIGHT: Summer, 996 AFE; Her Strongholds Unvanquishable 81

NINE: Summer, 996 AFE; Behind Walls that Reach to the Sky 93

TEN: The Years 808-965 AFE; What Does a Man Profit? 99

ELEVEN: Autumn, 996 AFE; The Fires that Burn... 113

TWELVE: Autumn-Winter 996 AFE; They Drink the Wine of Violence 126

THIRTEEN: The Years 981-997 AFE; In His Shadow She Shall Live 138

FOURTEEN: Spring, 997 AFE; While They Were Enemies They Were Reconciled 153

FIFTEEN: Spring, 997 AFE; The Light of Arrows as They Sped, the Flash of a Glittering Spear 168

SIXTEEN: Spring, 997 AFE; For Love Is Strong as Death, Jealousy Is Cruel as the Grave 176

SEVENTEEN: Spring, 997 AFE; And Thoughts from Visions of Night 193

EIGHTEEN: Spring, 997 AFE; Like a Shadow of All Night Falling 207

NINETEEN: Spring, 997 AFE; A March of a Domain of Shadows 220

TWENTY: Spring, 997 AFE; Aftermath 234


PROLOGUE: Summer, 994 AFE

A blue-lighted room hollowed from living rock. Four men waiting. A fifth entered. "I was right." The wear and dust of a savage journey still marked him. "The Star Rider was in it up to his ears." He tumbled into a chair.

The others waited.

"It cost the lives of twelve good men, but they were profitably spent. I questioned three men who accompanied the Disciple to Malik Taus. Their testimony convinced me. The Disciple's angel was the Star Rider."

"Fine," said the one who made decisions. "But where is he now? And where's Jerrad?"

"Two questions. One answer. Thunder Mountain."

Denied a response, the newcomer continued, "More of my best agents spent. But word came: a small old man and a winged horse have been seen near the Caverns of the Old Ones. Jerrad took pigeons. Birdman brought one in just when I got home. Jerrad's found him, camped below the mountain. He's got the Horn with him." His final remark was almost hysterically excited.