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The undead warlord Mordath rules the Five Lands with a fist of iron... and sorcery most foul. Fierce and beautiful, Arwyn the archer lost her family to Mordath's unstoppable troll armies. Now Arwyn journeys in search of a mythic hero's arrow of power -- the one weapon that can forever end Mordath's reign of fire Arwyn's quest takes her deep into the desert as she searches for the next of the Five Fragments. But as Arwyn and her troll pursuers race toward the Fragment, it might well end up in the hands of a common thief who was once Gareth's lover.

The war against the dragon minions of Queen Takhisis rages on. Armed with the mysterious, magical dragon orbs and the shining, silver dragonlance, the companions bring hope to the world. But now, in the dawn of a new day, the dark secrets that have long shadowed the hearts of the friends come to the light. Betrayal, treachery, frailty, weakness will nearly destroy all that they have accomplished.
The greatest battle they have left to fight is within each of them.
Yet, in the end, they will be heroes.

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The undead warlord Mordath rules the Five Lands with a fist of iron... and sorcery most foul. fierce and beautiful, Arwyn the archer lost her family to Mordath's unstoppable troll armies. Now Arwyn journeys in search of a mythic hero's arrow of power--the one weapon that can forever and Mordath's reign of fire Her quest to destroy the undead tyrant Mordath reaches the land of Ankhara, inhabited by a winged race living in fabulous cliff cities. The archer Arwyn must decide whether to continue her quest, or help the Ankharans in their rebellion against troll occupiers.

Geralt de Riv est un personnage étrange, une bizarrerie de la nature, un mutant qui, grâce à la magie et à un long entraînement, mais aussi grâce à un mystérieux élixir, est devenu un meurtrier parfait. Ses cheveux blancs, ses yeux nyctalopes et son manteau noir effrayent et fascinent. Il parcourt des contrées pittoresques en gagnant sa vie comme chasseur de monstres. En ces temps obscurs, ogres, goules et vampires pullulent, et les magiciens sont des manipulateurs experts. Contre ces menaces, il faut un tueur à gages à la hauteur. Car Geralt est plus qu un guerrier ou un mage.C est un Sorceleur. Il est unique. Au cours de ses aventures, il rencontrera une autoritaire mais généreuse prêtresse, un troubadour paillard au grand cœur, et une magicienne capricieuse aux charmes vénéneux. Amis d'un jour, amours d'une nuit. Mais au bout de sa quête, peut-être pourra-t-il prononcer son dernier vœu : retrouver son humanité perdue...

