num_pages: 222
description: KANEThe 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...
language: English
title: Dark Crusade
titlecomplete: Dark Crusade
characters: Kane
genres: Fiction, Pulp, Adventure, Speculative Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Fantasy, Low Fantasy
ratings_count: 1233
series: Kane
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Warner Books