When True Night Falls
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| Author | Celia S. Friedman |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Coldfire Trilogy |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
| Released | October 1, 1993 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 592 pp (hardcover reissue edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-88677-569-8 (hardcover reissue edition) |
| Preceded by | Black Sun Rising |
| Followed by | Crown of Shadows |
When True Night Falls is a fantasy by Celia S. Friedman.
[edit] Plot summary
In When True Night Falls, Damien, Hesseth, and Tarrant learn of the corruption also starting on the Eastern Continent, and almost manage to trace it south, to the crystal palace of the Immortal Prince, and his Iezu servant, Calesta. Along the way, they meet a girl, Jenseny, whose father was killed and impersonated by the Prince's rakh servants. The Prince makes a deal with Tarrant; in return for immortality, the Hunter must lead Hesseth, Damien, and Jenseny into a trap.
But there was one catch to the deal: the Immortal Prince's plans include the corruption of the Church, and the former Prophet is not willing to accept that. Instead, he leads Damien and Jenseny into the trap after Hesseth is killed in the Prince's lands, but finds a way to smuggle a coldfire-worked knife into Damien's hands.
Damien attempts to kill the Prince, but the Prince's soul jumps into the body of his rakh captain. Jenseny finds the coldfire knife, and, hiding it, makes a deal with the Immortal Prince: he can have her body, and with it, her ability to work the tidal fae, a newly evolved human trait. The Prince agrees, but just as he is entering her body, Jenseny stabs herself, managing to kill them both. Damien and Gerald Tarrant return north, where the Hunter faces off with the new leader of the church, whose plans will bring the Eastern Continent into disaster. However, in averting such a large tragedy, Tarrant breaks his oath to the Unnamed, and endangers his life in the process- a fact Calesta is quick to catch on to.
[edit] Release details
- 1993, United States, DAW Books ISBN 0-88677-569-8, Pub date 1 October 1993, Hardcover reissue
- 1994, United States, DAW Books ISBN 0-88677-615-5, Pub date 1 September 1994, Paperback reissue
- 2005, United States, DAW Trade ISBN 0-7564-0316-2, Pub date 4 October 2005, Paperback reprint
