Demon's Gate

In the fabled city-state of Schaerisa to pay his kingdom's respects to the late co-emperor, Valdar, heir to the throne of Dhulon, comes face to face with his former mentor, the sorcerer Nyrthim, who had faked his own death in order to investigate rumors that long banished demons have been attempting to return to the world. Demon's Gate 1 Steve White 1 BAEN BOOKS by STEVE WHITE 4 Author's Note 5 PART ONE: The City 6 CHAPTER ONE 6 CHAPTER TWO 13 CHAPTER THREE 20 CHAPTER FOUR 27 CHAPTER FIVE 34 CHAPTER SIX 41 CHAPTER SEVEN 51 Part Two: Lokhrein 60 CHAPTER EIGHT 60 CHAPTER NINE 67 CHAPTER TEN 75 CHAPTER ELEVEN 85 CHAPTER TWELVE 91 Part Three: Arvaerness 99 CHAPTER THIRTEEN 99 CHAPTER FOURTEEN 106 CHAPTER FIFTEEN 113 CHAPTER SIXTEEN 120 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 127 Part Four: Arnoriysa 135 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 135 CHAPTER NINETEEN 143 CHAPTER TWENTY 152 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 159 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO 166 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 173 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR 183 In Schaerisa To Pay His Kingdom's Respects To The Late Co-emperor, Valdar Comes Face To Face With His Former Mentor, The Sorcerer Nyrthim, Who Had Faked His Own Death In Order To Investigate Rumors That Long Banished Demons Have Been Attempting To Returnto The World. Steve White. A Baen Books Original.--t.p. Verso. Valdar, heir to the throne of Dhulon, was in the fabled city-state of Schaerisa to pay his kingdom's respects to the deceased co-emperor. But then he ran into his old mentor, the sorcerer Nyrthim - who was supposed to be dead. The sorcerer's death had been faked.