The Drawing Of The Dark

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Drawing Of The Dark
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tim Powers
SeriesFantasy Masterworks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 135
Category/GenreFantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9780575074262
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gollancz
Publication Date 14 November 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

When Brian Duffy, an ageing soldier of fortune, is recruited in Venice by a strange old man to work as a bouncer in Vienna at an inn where the fabulous Herzwesten beer is brewed, everything seems straightforward. But his journey is far from it. Pursued and attacked from all sides, guarded and guided by creatures of myth, Duffy is no sooner in Vienna than the city is besieged by the turkish armies if Suleiman. And it becomes apparent that Duffy's presence is no accident and that it is up to him to preserve the West until the drawing of the dark...

Author Biography

Tim Powers was born in 1952; the son of an attorney. He graduated from California State University in 1976 and since then has written more than a dozen highly acclaimed and award-winning novels, including the Fantasy Masterwork THE DRAWING OF THE DARK.