Doom of the Darksword

Born without magic, Joram was one of the Dead, denied the throne of Merilon. For years, he lived��among outlaws, surviving by wit and��sleight-of-hand. Now, wielding the powerful, magic absorbing��Darksword, Joram retums to the enchanted Kingdom that��once was his home to win revenge and claim his��birthright. Here he will test Bishop Vanya and his��fierce army of Duuk-tsarith in a battle unlike any��their world has known. Joined by the scholarly catalyst Saryon, the young mage Mosiah, and the��trickster Simkin, Jorma confronts the shattering��secret of his past and discovers the ancient prophecy��that puts the fate of the world in his hands--the hands that forged the Darksword.From the Paperback edition.