Данный перевод был впервые опубликован на сайте http://beyond.babylonfive.ru/ The spectacular space epic continues, as the techno-mages face the growing threat of the Shadows ... As Elric and his student Galen watch with taut anticipation, dragons, angels, and shooting stars rain from the sky, heralding the arrival of the techno-mages on the planet Soom. It's the first time Elric-a member of the ruling Circle-has hosted such a gathering, and if all goes well, Galen and the other apprentices will emerge triumphant from the grueling initiation rites, ready to embrace their roles as full mages among the most powerful beings in the known universe. But rumors fly of approaching danger and Galen and his young lover, Isabelle, are chosen to investigate the dark tidings. An ancient race has awakened after a thousand years, thirsty for war, slaughter, and annihilation. Will the techno-mages be the deciding factor in the war ahead? Or the first casualties?

Данный перевод был впервые опубликован на сайте http://beyond.babylonfive.ru/ The explosive space epic continues, as the techno-mages come face-to-face with the devastating evil of the Shadows ... War against the Shadows is inevitable, and the ruling Circle has ordered the techno-mages into hiding. Many are unhappy with this decision – none more so than Galen, the only mage who has faced the Shadows and lived. But the Shadows aren't Galen's only enemy – he is driven to hunt and kill Elizar, the traitor who murdered the beautiful mage Isabelle while Galen stood by helplessly, his hands tied by the Circle's sacred code he had sworn to follow. Now a new mission awaits as the Circle contrives a plan that may enable the five hundred mages to escape without leaving a trace. Dispatched to the Shadow's ancient capitol to uncover the enemy's plans, Galen will find everything he so desperately seeks – including a shocking legacy that threatens to consume his very soul. Babylon 5 created by J. Michael Straczynski