Stephen R. Donaldson is a fantasy writer who needs no introduction—alongside Terry Brooks’ Shannara novels, his long-running Thomas Covenant series is one of those credited with reinvigorating mainstream readers’ appetites for fantasy fiction in the 1970s, and the decades and novels that followed have done nothing to dull his shining reputation. We’ve been waiting for word of his next novel since he finally ended Thomas’ story in 2013’s The Last Dark, and today, we’re pleased to be able to show you the cover for Seventh Decimate, the start of a new standalone trilogy from the genre master, coming this fall from Berkley.

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Fire. Wind. Pestilence. Earthquake. Drought. Lightning.



These are the six Decimates, wielded by sorcerers for both good and evil. But a seventh Decimate exists—the most devastating one of all… For centuries, the realms of Belleger and Amika have been at war, with sorcerers from both sides brandishing the Decimates to rain blood and pain upon their enemy. But somehow, in some way, the Amikans have discovered and invoked a seventh Decimate, one that strips all lesser sorcery of its power. And now the Bellegerins stand defenseless. Prince Bifalt, eldest son of the Bellegerin King, would like to see the world wiped free of sorcerers. But it is he who is charged with finding the repository of all of their knowledge, to find the book of the seventh Decimate—and reverse the fate of his land. All hope rests with Bifalt. But the legendary library, which may or may not exist, lies beyond an unforgiving desert and treacherous mountains—and beyond the borders of his own experience. Wracked by hunger and fatigue, sacrificing loyal men along the way, Bifalt will discover that there is a game being played by those far more powerful than he could ever imagine. And that he is nothing but a pawn…

Preorder Seventh Decimate, available November 14, 2017.