The Drawing of the Dark (first published in 1979) was the author's third novel and first foray into the fantasy genre. It is the year 1529 and Brian Duffy, an aging soldier of fortune, has been hired in Venice by a strange old man called Aurelianus to go to Vienna and act as bouncer at an inn where the fabulous Herzwesten beer was brewed. During Brian's journey from Venice to Vienna, he crosses the Dolomite Mountains where he is escorted and protected from assassins by dwarves and creatures Brian knew only from mythology.
Once in Vienna, Duffy is swept up in the bloodshed and sorcery of the siege of Vienna by the Turkish Ottoman Empire under Suleiman and his wizard Ibrahim. Fighting Eastern demons and leading mythological Western allies, Duffy learns his true identity and destiny in the crucible of a war that decided the fate of Europe, but it is up to him to preserve the West until the drawing of the Dark.
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Leather_bound. Zustand: Fine. Limited ed. Fine, fresh, unread copy. One of 825 cloth-bound numbered copies (of which this is No. 801) SIGNED on the limitation page by Powers, James P. Blaylock ( who provided the afterword) and K.M. Jeter (introduction). "First hardcover edition" stated, bound in tan leather ornately lettered in red and black. Issued without dust jacket. Historical fantasy novel first published only in paperback in 1979. Artikel-Nr. E32582
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., 310(iv)pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, #778 of only 850 numbered copies published. Bound in brown pebbled cloth withlettering in black and embossed red on spine and front board. Introduction by K.W. Jeter. Afterward by James P. Blaylock. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Signed by all contributors on the limitation page in rear. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. Signed by Author(s). Artikel-Nr. 018457
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. iv, 310, iv p. 22 cm. Frontispiece illustration. Brown hardcover in mylar. The Drawing of the Dark stars Brian Duffy, an aging soldier of fortune who encounters a stranger with a job offer. This historical fantasy novel combines European mythology and history into a lively magical experience. Introduction by K. W. Jeter and Afterword by James P. Blaylock. Deluxe edition. 800 copies for sale, of which this is no. 669, signed by Blaylock, Jeter, and Powers. Artikel-Nr. 159154
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