Daroths

Creatures out of the worst nightmare are the Daroths. Brought by Oltor through the Curtain of time and space they were also cause to their end. Daroths know only survival and they reduce their activities only to this goal. Everything that serves their survival and reproduction is good and everything else is evil. And they have perfect weapons to save their existence from any menace.

Dark Moon - David Gemmell's book

The story

Four duchies are in a war no one can win nor can it be stopped. Since the mystical Eldarins have disappeared plague, famine and despair filled the land. Most of the people don't know anything else than war and even stories about invincible Daroth seems like a fairy tales. Until Dark moon roses above the dessert and grass returns to the desert land. But with the fresh vegetation return the Daroths, warriors without compare with only dream - the annihilation of everyone else.

And in this time a mercenary warrior possessed with a daemon joins the company of Karis a warrior queen who never lost a battle. Both are exceptional and both have their own dark history. But can two people stop a wave of death which took war torn land unprepared.

Wisdom from Gemmell's books - Heroism

Dark Moon

"I have often wondered what constitutes heroism," he said. "Tarantio and Vint are sword-killers. Most people would call them heroes. But does heroism come naturally to swordmen?"

Karis shoot her head. "Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. A child afraid of the dark who one day blows out the candle; a woman terrified of the pain of childbirth who says, 'It's time to be a mother'. Heroism does not always live on battle fields, Pooris."

Warrior woman Karis and a politician Pooris speak about heroism in the book Dark moon.

"Are you frightened, Necklen?" asked Gelan.

"There's no shame in fear," said the old man. "But understand this - coward is ruled by the fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion. You boys are born to be heroes. Trust me. I am the fine judge of men. That's why I chose you."

"I don't feel like a hero?" admitted Beris.

"You don't have to feel like one, boy. You live like one!"

Warrior Necklen speaks about fear to boys who are facing their first battle.

Karis, character of Dark Moon

Character in: Dark Moon

She's beautiful, dangerous and living a full life, but first and foremost she's the best general in the four Duchies. Being in the duty for Duke Sirano of Romark when the spell of the Pearl is broken she found herself in the middle of the war again alien Daroth. If anyone can stand against invulnerable enemies it's Karis.