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When the baroness of Forthyn's daughter disappears, she calls on the legendary orc hero Durik to find her. Durik enlists his old questing partners - the dwarf alchemist Ulma Grimstone and roguish Logan Lashley - in the hopes of reliving their glory days. Together they journey to fear-struck Fallowhearth. There, instead of clues, they uncover necromancy: graveyards emptied of corpses, with trails of footprints leading into sinister Blind Muir Forest.... But the forest holds more than just the walking dead.

Welcome to the Crucible - an artificial planet larger than our sun - an ever-growing patchwork of countless other worlds, filled with creatures, sentient beings and societies stolen from across the universe by the mythical Architects. Across this dizzying juxtaposition of alien biospheres, the enigmatic and godlike Archons seek to unlock the secrets at the heart of the Crucible. Everyone else is just trying to survive....

Legendäre Helden im Kampf gegen Untote und dunkle Magie! Der erste Band einer neuen, spektakulären Romanreihe zu dem beliebten epischen Fantasy-Brettspiel Descent - Die Reise ins Dunkel. Als die Tochter der Baronin von Forthyn verschwindet, bittet diese den legendären Orkhelden Durik, sie wiederzufinden. Durik rekrutiert seine alten Kampfgefährten und gemeinsam reisen sie ins furchtgeplagte Falbhain. Doch statt Hinweise auf den Verbleib der jungen Adligen finden sie Anzeichen von Nekromantie: Auf den Friedhöfen sind die Toten verschwunden und Fußspuren führen in den verderbten Trübwasserwald.

A reluctant trio are forced to investigate a mystery city, but in doing so find themselves fighting a demonic atrocity. When three separate adventurers are hired to investigate the recent sealing of Thelgrim, the great Dunwarr dwarf city, all three have misgivings. One is a wanted criminal and the other two have no wish to work together - but when the money is this good, it's hard to refuse. As the three head to Thelgrim by secret path, none of them know what awaits them. Terrinoth is in upheaval: New threats are rising, and this one comes from the dark.