In the third volume of the Tamuli (after The Shining Ones, 1993, etc.), bestselling author Eddings continues his fantasy saga as Sparhawk, knight and good guy, battles the foul God Cyrgon, a very bad guy. The story's propelled by magic, a kidnapped Queen Ehlana, and the release of a power called Klael — who's so evil that, by comparison, the stuff that slipped out of Pandora's box is spilled milk.