Background
Adrian Cole was born in Plymouth, Devonshire in 1949.
(Fleeing the destruction wrought by the alien Csendook, hu...)
Fleeing the destruction wrought by the alien Csendook, humanity settles on the planet Innasmorn, an inhospitable, stormswept world inhabited by hostile sorcerers.
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(A new elite, the Angel Guards of the Provider thrive on t...)
A new elite, the Angel Guards of the Provider thrive on the fury of the elements and prey on the Externals, renegade warriors who have come to the Provider's world.
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Zebra Books, 1975, paperback original novel, first printing. First book in the trilogy, which continues with "Lord of Nightmares" and "Bane of Nightmares."
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Pursued by the relentless death machine of the corrupt Prime Consul Zellorian, the last remnants of an exterminated mortal race make their way across a perilous and devastated land.
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Zebra Books, 1977. Part of the "Dream Lords" trilogy. This second printing is erroneously called "Volume 3" on the cover. It is actually Volume 2 of this trilogy. Volume 1 is "A Plague of Nightmares," Volume 2 is "Lord of Nightmares" and Volume 3 is "Bane of Nightmares."
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(Throughout all universes and dimensions, a great darkness...)
Throughout all universes and dimensions, a great darkness is gathering, forging itself into a monstrous force bent on an all-consuming path of destruction. Against this impending cataclysm stands one man - the enigmatic Voidal, creature of myth and legend, and with him a small band of reluctant followers, themselves god-cursed renegades. Among them are Elfloq the familiar, Orgoom the Blue Gelder, Scyllarza the demoness, and Evergreed, the fallen god. In a Hell-forged alliance, they travel to the very heart of the nightmare omniverse to uncover the last of its frightful secrets. THE SWORD OF SHADOWS, third and climactic volume of the Voidal trilogy, is sword and sorcery in the tradition of the fabulous Dying Earth and Eternal Champion sagas!
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(As the fearsome warlord, Auganzar, searches the galaxy fo...)
As the fearsome warlord, Auganzar, searches the galaxy for his human prey, internal and external forces conspire to end the bloody thousand-year Csendook Crusade.
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( Omara is on the brink of war as the terrible forces of ...)
Omara is on the brink of war as the terrible forces of Anakhizer gather in the West. Against their assembled might, Simon Wargallow and a handful of allies journey secretly into the forbidden lands, bearing the rod of power. They enter the Deepwalks, an ancient and terrifying forest, where they learn the real nature of the horrors that threaten to engulf Omara. At last they must reach the edge of their world, where they are forced to confront the ultimate evil. Do not miss the entire quartet: A Place Among the Fallen, Throne of Fools, The King of Light and Shadows, and The Gods in Anger.
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(In an attempt to win back an empire, the corrupt master o...)
In an attempt to win back an empire, the corrupt master of Man's last citadel seeks to harness the dark and awesome elemental powers of the planet Mother of Storms.
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(Once more the cursed warrior, The Voidal and his bizarre ...)
Once more the cursed warrior, The Voidal and his bizarre familiar, the incorrigible Elfloq, travel through the nightmare regions of the omniverse in search of a way to break the grip of the Dark Gods on their destiny, to free the Voidal from the will of the Oblivion Hand. They encounter even more mad gods and monstrous beings on their terrifying odyssey: Thunderhammer, smith of the gods; Scyllarza, half human half demoness; the Thief of Thieves, and the Preposterous Library among others. THE LONG REACH OF THE NIGHT, second volume of the Voidal Trilogy, is sword and sorcery in the grand tradition of Jack Vance and Michael Moorcock!
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Omara's people shun all belief in the power of gods and magic, and the Deliverers, led by Simon Wargallow, pledge to put to death all heretics. When Korbillian flees his magical land of Ternannoc in the midst of a catastrophic destruction, he takes refuge on Omara and begins a quest to save this planet from its inevitable fate the same as that of Ternannoc. Battles erupt in the clashes between destruction and salvation, from the fishing village of Sundhaven to the plateau of Xennidhum. Death becomes life fo
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Zebra Books, 1975. 2nd volume in the trilogy, which also includes 1. A Plague of Nightmares (1975) and 3. Bane of Nightmares (1976). NOTE: the 2nd printing of this title erroneoulsy calls this book the 3rd in the trilogy. It is not; it is the 2nd.
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“Adrian Cole is a unique voice in modern fantasy fiction, whose visions of heroic adventure and cosmic horror will stay with you for a long time.” —Darrell Schweitzer, editor of Weird Tales
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Adrian Cole was born in Plymouth, Devonshire in 1949.
He is known for his trilogy, the and series, and his young adult novels, Moorstones and The Sleep of Giants. Cole"s father was in the Army, and Adrian spent three years with his family in Malaya when he was a young child, before settling back in Devon. He became interested in fantasy and science fiction at an early age, through Tarzan of the Apes, King Solomon"s Mines, movies such as Earth versus the Flying Saucers and comics such as the original Classics Illustrated War of the Worlds, as well as the works of Algernon Blackwood, Lovecraft, and Dennis Wheatley.
He first read Lord of the Rings in the late 1960s while working in a public library in Birmingham, and was inspired by the book to write an epic entitled "The Barbarians," which was eventually revised into The trilogy, published by Zebra Books in the early 1970s.
He began writing various ghost, horror, and fantasy tales, which he sold to various anthologies and magazines, and he had 4 novels published in England by Robert Hale. The novel Madness Emerging had a distinctly Lovecraftian flavour, set in a small Cornish village (based on one in which he had lived for 5 years) overrun by an alien force.
He then had two "young adults" fantasy novels published in England, Moorstones and The Sleep of Giants, the first one set on Dartmoor, the second in the South West. A number of fantasy series followed, including The and, as well as the novelizations of his stories about the Voidal, a South&South character and his elemental sidekick, Elfloq the Familiar.
He edited a collection of Lin Carter"s short stories about Thongor of Lemuria and the book, Young Thongor.
His novel Night of the Heroes envisions various superheroes forming an unlikely union to battle an evil genius. He has had short stories published in the Year"s Best Fantasy series (DAW Books) and Year"s Best Fantasy and Horror, and he was once nominated for the former Balrog Award. His story "Dark Destroyer" was included in the anthology Swords Against the Millennium.
His first shared-world novel was The Crimson Talisman, which is set in the realm of Eberron.
(Once more the cursed warrior, The Voidal and his bizarre ...)
(Pursued by the relentless death machine of the corrupt Pr...)
(A new elite, the Angel Guards of the Provider thrive on t...)
(In an attempt to win back an empire, the corrupt master o...)
(Fleeing the destruction wrought by the alien Csendook, hu...)
(As the fearsome warlord, Auganzar, searches the galaxy fo...)
(Throughout all universes and dimensions, a great darkness...)
(“Adrian Cole is a unique voice in modern fantasy fiction,...)
(Omara's people shun all belief in the power of gods and m...)
(Science Fiction Book Club 1st edition fine hardcover book...)
(The third and final volume in the series, which also incl...)
(Sword & sorcery at its best and first of the Voidal trilo...)
( Omara is on the brink of war as the terrible forces of ...)
(Zebra Books, 1975, paperback original novel, first printi...)
(Epic adventure in the tradition of Tolkien and Lovecraft....)
(London published Fiction)
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(Zebra Books, 1977. Part of the "Dream Lords" trilogy. Thi...)
(Zebra Books, 1975. 2nd volume in the trilogy, which also ...)
(Science fiction)
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(Paperback)