The Rise and Fall of a Dragon King (Dark Sun: Chronicles of Athas, #5)

The much-feared sorcerer-king of Urik, Hamanu joins a plot to force a transmutation that will allow him to avoid his own corruption but that will destroy all of Urik in the process. Original. 65,000 first printing. "I, Hamanu . . . " Hamanu the Innocent - his parents killed by an invading party of trolls. Hamanu the Survivor - enlists as a soldier, forging himself into the same heartless mercenary that killed his parents. Hamanu the Victorious - powerful warrior-king, and scourge of the Tablelands. Hamanu the lion of Urik, King of the World. . . and Dragon King? He is the greatest threat to the city of Urik, and its only hope as well. Forces are conspiring to bring about a dreaded metamorphosis, and he is their only possible salvation. This is Hamanu's story . . . in his own words.