Dark Crusade (Kane #5)
Karl Edward Wagner
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
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· 16 ratings · 148 pages · Published: 26 Mar 1976
The Mystic Swordsman battles the prophet of an ancient cult of evil that began before the birth of Man.
Out of the blackness of an almost forgotten past, the cruel cult of Sataki has come to life again. A daring outlaw, Orted, is its prophet. He draws thousands of converts to his Dark Crusade - TO DESTROY MANKIND.
Orted's bloody cohorts conquer Shapeki, but when they drive to vanquish the southern kingdoms they know they must have Kane. Kane is the one man who can command the conquest. But Kane's battle will be against all the diabolic forces of Orted's primeval sorcery...
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