Olga Baumgertner’s book “Dragon Claw,” by a student of Nick Perumov, opens the DISCIPLES series based on the famous computer game.
Passions unprecedented are boiling in the sacred lands. The contradictions between the human race and the enemies of the Empire—elves, dwarves, the Legions of the Damned, and hordes of the undead—have reached immense proportions. Vengeful gods interfere in the affairs of mortals, bringing confusion into the everyday life of Nevendaar. What could a retired soldier, his squire, a young seer, and an elf possibly have in common? And yet an incredible chain of circumstances links their fates in an astonishing way. They set out in the footsteps of the heavenly messenger Inoel to discover their destiny and the fate of Nevendaar. Their path is thorny and full of danger, their goals do not always coincide, but the worst lies ahead: one of them is a servant of the goddess of Death...