Salvatore is the modern master of fantasy adventure. After creating the spectacular DemonWars trilogy--an imaginative tour de force hailed by critics and readers as his finest work yet--Salvatore has surpassed himself once again in Mortalis, the stunning first volume in a brilliant new DemonWars saga. Enter a world as rich in intrigue as it is in beauty, where humans,elves, centaurs, and other creatures are allies or enemies in a timeless conflict of good against evil.

New York Times bestselling author R. A.Salvatore is the modern master of fantasy adventure. After creating the spectacular DemonWars trilogy--an imaginative tour de force hailed by critics and readers as his finest work yet--Salvatore has surpassed himself once again in Mortalis, the stunning first volume in a brilliant new DemonWars saga. Enter a world as rich in intrigue as it is in beauty, where humans,elves, centaurs, and other creatures are allies or enemies in a timeless conflict of good against evil.

The long struggle is over at last. The demon dactyl is no more, its dark sorceries shattered by the gemstone magic wielded by the woman known as Pony. But victory did not come easily. Many lives were lost,including that of Pony's lover, the elftrained ranger Elbryan Wynden.

Yet despite the dactyl's demise, the kingdom still seethes in the same cauldron of plots and machinations. Was it for this,Pony wonders, that her beloved gave his life? Assailed by grief and doubt, Pony retreats to the northern lands where she and Elbryan once shared their brief happiness. There, among old friends, her wounded spirit begins to heal.

Then a deadly sickness appears suddenly among the people of Corona. Only Pony, with her supreme magical abilities, can heal the victims...or so she believes. BUt the plague resists her as if possessed of a malevolent strength and intelligence all its own.

Prologue

PART ONE TRANSITION

 1.The Show of Strength

 2.Distant Voices

 3.Joined by War

 4.Harsh Reality

 5.Diplomacy

 6.Season's Turn

 7.Brynn Dharielle

 8.Diplomacy

PART TWO SETTLING

 9.The Enduring Gift of Bestesbulzibar

 10.Denial ofPrivilege

 11.Resting Side by Side

 12.Reciprocation

 13.Finding Sides

 14.Trappings of Reputation

 15.Across the Gulf

 16.Too Much Akin

 17.Pilfering Old Friends

 18.Friendships Fast

 19.Practical Indifference

 20.The Bringer of Dreams

 21.Calm Captain in a Stormy Sea

PART THREE THE QUIET YEARS

 22.Playing Trump

 23.Doc'alfar

 24.The Brothers Repentant

 25.Summer Heat

 26.Unfamiliar Faces with Familiar Expressions

 27.A Thousand, Thousand Little Demons

 28.What Miserable Wretches We Mortals Be

 29.The Second Gift

PART FOUR THE LONG ROAD

 30.Fight On

 31.Saving PotentialSaints

 32.Safeguarding

 33.The Abandoned Flock

 34.Angry Sheep

 35.Borne on Wings of Desperation

 36.The Ghost of Romeo Mullahy

 37.The Vision

 38.A Miracle for Francis

 39.Primal Rage

 40.Cynicism Laid Bare

 41.Despite Herself

 42.Redemption

 43.Fulfilling Avelyn's Promise

Epilogue