The Shores of Sargothrond — John Salonia

ADRIFT IN A HELLISH SEA OF SOULS . . . When a magical experiment goes disastrously wrong, it precipitates the final confrontation between Albaric Corwen and Urzoth, Lord of Demons. Before the final battle, Albaric must undertake an infernal odyssey across the terrible landscape of Sargothrond, black island of eternal terror in the sea of souls. There the spawn of the dark goddess Night inflict unending torments on the damned. Fighting demons of terrible beauty and danger, unexpectedly meeting an old love and discovering the ironies of true damnation, Albaric ultimately finds himself embroiled in a palace revolution against Urzoth staged by Lilitu, the Queen of Hell - who has her own sinister plans for her sorcerer accomplice. As part of Lilitu's scheme, Albaric finds himself reincarnated in Snerankhu in the distant past, when the evil empire of Weir dominates the earth. He quickly learns that the horror of the Snerankhu he knew is nothing compared to the horrors of Snerankhu in its prime. In a cruel twist of Time, Albaric must safeguard his own ancestor from the approaching downfall of Weir - for Mother Night is preparing to destroy Her own city, and if Albaric's ancestor dies with it, the pattern of the future will die with him, costing Albaric his one chance for redemption from Urzoth's clutch . . . The 8-volume WIZARD OF EARTH'S END series: THE STAFF AND THE STONE QUEST FOR THE HYDRA MADMAN OF GHAVIER THE HOUNDS OF CHAOS THE SHORES OF SARGOTHROND THE SILK MERCHANT'S DAUGHTER THE CHAMPION OF NIGHT APPARITIONS AND OTHER DARK DOINGS