Surrender to the Will of the Night (Instrumentalities of the Night)
Piper Hecht has a dilemma. His sister and her allies want him to take up his secret powers and with them slay a dark and menacing god, the Widowmaker. His half-mad imperial overlord wants him to use his well-known skills as a military commander to lead a crusade against the faith among with whichhe grew up. And meanwhile, changes are occurring in the weather, in human behavior, and in everything else by which reasonable men and women measure the state of the world. Chaos is no longer a theory—and what can Piper do but fight it? Readers familiar with Cook’s massive body of fine fantasy will dive into this one expecting it to be both grim and absorbing—and they will not be disappointed. --Roland Green