Rawn M. The Dragon Token / Melanie Rawn. — First edition. — New York : DAW Books, Inc., 1992. — 560 p. — (Dragon Star) Book 2.
Анотація: STRONGHOLD, the first novel in Melanie Rawn's brilliant new Dragon Star fantasy series, took us back to the universe of the Dragon Prince trilogy at a time when a generation of peace was about to be shattered by a seemingly unstoppable invasion force. VOYA hailed STRONGHOLD as: 'Rawn does just about everything right...major characters are intensely memorable... backgrounds are intricate and involving ...political intrigues are Machiavellian... magical systems are fascinating." And now, with THE DRAGON TOKEN, the second volume in her Dragon Star trilogy, Melanie Rawn continues to do everything right as she draws us inescapably back into the heart of her world at war. Till now the beleaguered forces of the High Prince have been forced to retreat, leaving abandoned castles and towns to desecration and destruction at enemy hands. But the time for retreat is coming to an end, and Prince Pol and Maarken - his most valued general and fellow Sunrunner-must rally their forces in a desperate attempt to halt the advance of the unknown invaders’ army. But ancient rivalries begin to weaken their alliance as several of the princes seize this opportunity to further their own ambitions. Only time will tell whether those loyal to the High Prince s cause can defeat both the foreign invaders and the betrayers within their own ranks. And as Pol leads his troops forth to fight a new kind of warfare, Andry, the Sunrunner Lord of Goddess Keep, is also determined to take the attack to the enemy, to claim vengeance for loved ones slain, and to protect his Sunrunners from this mysterious foe which has sworn to slay all workers of magic. Yet the invaders, too, have an agenda for conquest, and they are readying to strike at the very heart of the Desert, stealing treasures which Andry and Pol would pay any price to reclaim - even if the price should prove to be their lives....