Resurrection

From Seasoned action-fantasy veteran Asprin and relative newcomer Del Carlo launch a promising new series. The realms of the North and the South are divided by the Isthmus, and Matokin, the sorcerer-emperor of the North, has sent an army to conquer the land-bridge. Said army is ostensibly led by Lord Weisel, but Weisel is actually the host of the spirit of the long-dead military genius, Dardas. Weisel is none too happy about his situation, and neither are a lot of other people, starting, after he loses his entire family, with the playwright Bryck. In the course of this book, Bryck becomes a formidable resistance fighter, and Raven, Matokin's bastard daughter, changes from a homely apprentice mage into a military intelligence operative specializing in sorcery. Thanks to a well-built world and deft handling of warfare, weapons, and intrigues, Asprin and Del Carlo should harvest quite a swath of impressed fantasy readers. Roland Green Copyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Product Description The legendary warlord, Dardas, died more than two hundred and fifty years ago. Now, his spirit lives on in a host body, resurrected by a magician to lead a conquering army across the city-states of Isthmus. But there are military scholars familiar with Dardas's tactics--scholars who may hold the key to stopping his army.