The Darkling
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| The Darkling | |
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 Dust-jacket illustration by Raymond Bayless for The Darkling |
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| Author(s) | David Kesterton |
| Illustrator | frontispiece map by Jason Van Hollander |
| Cover artist | Raymond Bayless |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
| Publication date | 1982 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 259 pp |
| ISBN | 0-87054-090-4 |
| OCLC Number | 8346420 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 19 |
| LC Classification | PR9199.3.K428 D3 1982 |
The Darkling is a Fantasy novel by author David Kesterton. It was published by Arkham House in 1982 in an edition of 3,126 copies. It was the author's first book.
[edit] Plot summary
Set in the distant future, a young tribesman, Maradek searches for his father, Afurad. In the course of this search, he helps to foil the forces that threaten the world's destruction.
[edit] References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc.. pp. 129–130. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.. pp. 54.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. pp. 150. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 128. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
