DIABLO: DEMONSBANE
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To be quite blunt, it is a joy to be able to write in this wonderful, but extremely dark realm. Unlike many other licensed worlds, where so little is left to the imagination that an author feels fettered, this one is wondrous and terrifying, with plenty of nooks and crannies to explore.
And, to be the author of the very first piece of Diablo fiction is an immense honor. Along with that honor, however, comes a deep responsibility. The first author must set a tone for the overall series, filling out bits and pieces of the world where necessary, and maintaining both the terror and wonder. The first story must present the world in such a way that the reader wants to come back, no matter who is telling the story.
I have tried to make this the best book possible, and I think it is one I can be proud of. I hope that those who read this will want to return once more to this amazing world where demons and angels walk among mortal men.
Robert B. Marks
September 2000
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert B. Marks is a graduate of the Medieval Studies program at Queen’s University, Ontario. He is both a writer and editor, and his current projects include a fulllength fantasy novel, an anthology of Beowulf stories titled Beowulf’s Legacy, and the first issue of a web magazine on amateur fantasy titled Dragons and Demons (www.angelfire.com/zine/DragonsAndDemons).
When he isn’t writing, he can be found painting fantasy miniatures and killing monsters on Battle.net under the alias of “Garwulf.”