Five men and women from our world face a battle with an evil beyond imagining in the deeply moving conclusion to Guy Gavriel Kay’s acclaimed Fionavar Tapestry. As the Unraveller’s armies assemble, those resisting him must call upon the most ancient of powers, knowing that if this realm of gods and magic is conquered by evil, the ripples of destruction will be felt across all worlds.  But despite the sacrifices made and courage shown, all may be undone because of one child’s choice. For that one has been born of both Darkness and Light, and he alone must walk the darkest road as the fate of worlds hangs in the balance... Praise for The Fionovar Tapestry “Kay has delivered such a magnificent...volume that I can’t praise it enough. The Fionavar Tapestry is a work that will be read for many years to come. It is a book that makes one proud to be working in the same genre as its author.”—Charles de Lint “I’m overwhelmed... The Summer Tree is one of those books that change your perception of the world forever afterward.”—Marion Zimmer Bradley “A remarkable achievement…the essence of high fantasy.”— Locus “Kay’s intricate Celtic background will please fantasy buffs...in the manner of The Silmarillion , the posthumous Tolkien work that Kay helped edit.”— Publishers Weekly “Immense scale, literary richness and dazzling heroes.”— Toronto Star   “Certainly this is one of the very best of the fantasies which have appeared since Tolkien, and I trust it will be recognized as such.”—Andre Norton   “This is the only fantasy work I know which does not suffer by comparison to The Lord of the Rings .”— Interzone   “Can be compared only with Tolkien’s masterpiece. A passionate battle between good and evil...it delights the spirit.”— Star-Phoenix “Satisfying...a highly literate, lovingly detailed work of fantasy.”— Fantasy Review “Kay's bestselling—and stunning—fantasy trilogy finds its power not in its feats of imagination or world-building (though there are dazzling heapings of both) but from its rootedness in the reality of human emotions and relationships.”— The Globe and Mail   “A grand galloping narrative...reverberates with centuries of mythic and incantory implications—with a little Prince Hal and Falstaff on the side.”— Christian Science Monitor   “ The Fionavar Tapestry , when all is said and done, is one of the most beautifully written and moving fantasy trilogies ever written. Those are very large words, but I truly believe this book is large enough to fit into such a reputation.”—Green Man Review Guy Gavriel Kay is the international bestselling author of numerous fantasy novels including The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, Tigana , The Last Light of the Sun , Under Heaven ,  River of Stars , and  Children of Earth and Sky . He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic, and won the World Fantasy Award for Ysabel in 2008. In 2014 he was named to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor. His works have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. And so the time of prophecy has come at last, the final days for those who dwell in Fionavar, the first of all worlds. Even as the Unraveller’s armies march to battle, the warriors of Light are calling upon the most ancient of powers to aid in their struggle. But despite all that can be done by mage lore and earth magic, and the sacrifices made by those brought from our own world, all may come to naught because of one child’s choice. For he was born of Darkness and Light, and as the fate of all the worlds hangs in the balance, he alone must walk The Darkest Road . . . . “A remarkable achievement . . . the essence of high fantasy.” — Locus “This is the only fantasy work I know which does not suffer by comparison to The Lord of the Rings. ” — Interzone “A grand galloping narrative . . . reverberates with centuries of mythic and incantory implications—with a little Prince Hal and Falstaff on the side.” — Christian Science Monitor “As fine a piece of fantasy as has been published for some time.” — Winnipeg Free Press “Kay has an acrobatic imagination . . . one ingenious plot after another . . . well-staged and presented.” — Montreal Gazette “Excellent fantasy reading . . .  The Fionavar Tapestry will deserve a place among the best of fantasy.” — Regina Leader Post Look for the other volumes of The Fionavar Tapestry: The Summer Tree and The Wandering Fire At the end of this road as at the beginning of all roads are my parents, Sybil and Sam Kay. This tapestry is theirs. The Darkest Road The Fionavar Tapestry: Book Three Guy Gavriel Kay In The Summer Tree it was told how Loren Silvercloak and Matt Sören, a mage and his magical source from the High Kingdom of Brennin in the world of Fionavar, induced five people from our own world to “cross” with them to Fionavar. Their ostensible purpose was to have the five participate in the festivities attendant on the