The Time of the Dark

Barbara Hambly

Aug 2023 · Darwath Book 1 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Sharon Freedman

About this audiobook

A whirlwind fantasy classic set in the richest world imaginable, with unforgettable characters and the highest stakes-The Time of the Dark is the first book in Barbara Hambly's epic Darwath Trilogy. Gil Patterson is a woman familiar with dark stories. As a student of medieval history, she knows the Crusades, the Black Death, and the horrors of life in the Middle Ages. But it is another kind of darkness has begun to stalk her dreams: when she falls asleep she sees forces of evil assaulting a beleaguered kingdom, whose kind people are on the brink of annihilation, and awakes each morning in a cold sweat. Gil dismisses the dreams until a wizard appears in her apartment. He has crossed into her dimension, passing through the fraying fabric of the universe, to ask her help. For mankind to survive he must protect an infant prince, whom he plans to hide in Gil's world. The student of history is about to get much closer to evil than she ever imagined.

About the author

Barbara Hambly is a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, as well as historical novels set in the nineteenth century. Besides fantasy, Hambly has won acclaim for the James Asher vampire series, which won the Locus Award for best horror novel in 1989, and the Benjamin January mystery series.

Sharon Freedman is an actor, narrator, producer, and international arts educator. Her acting credits include Just Beyond, Chicago Med, Henry Danger, Cold Winter's Night (Emmy Award winner), It's Your Birfday, Ladies Room (official selection of Slamdance), and The Ski Trip.