In The Darkest Road, all the complex threads of the previous volumes are woven into the final and complete panorama, rich, powerful, and satisfying. Five young men and women from our world have been caught up in a devastating war between the forces of good and evil in Fionavar, the world that is the center of all reality, of which our own is but a shadow. They have grown, changed, and suffered, and taken on roles of crucial significance in that bright land. Now, in the final battle, Dave, Kimberly, Paul, Jennifer, and Kevin must each face the ultimate malfeasance of Rakoth Maugrim in an explosive and thrilling series of titanic conflicts. Filled with wizards and warriors, dwarves, spirits, and the resurrected heroes and heroines of myth, the triumph and tragedy .... will enchant the reader. And so The Fionavar Tapestry is completed, becoming a monument of contemporary fantasy.
