Dark Legacy
Author: Robert E. Vardeman
Published: December 1, 1996
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A War of Magics
War rages under the double moons of Dominia. It is Minotaur vs. Elf in a bloody conflict of dirty politics and foul magics.
The human orphan Yunnie brings two formidable weapons to the battle. One is the Living Armor, which turns its wearer into a berserk killing machine. The other is the stone idol, Tiyint, which once awakened, slaughters with grim abandon.
But Yunnie soon finds there is even more at stake than a kingdom. There is a third relentless enemy, under the ground—keeping the war going, and dining on the dead of both armies!