Dying of the Light

Dying of the Light is a rather gloomy, mournful novel. It is the elegy for the planet Worlorn, for the abandoned cities built for the long-ended festival, for the love between Dirk and Gwen, and for the cruel, ossified culture of the Kavalar. All of these disintegrating elements are lit by the receding stars of the hellcrown, which shine more dimly on the planet with each passing day. The story has a fairly tight focus, revolving as it does around four characters closely bound by love, tradition, and obligation. They live a lonely life, surrounded by fourteen abandoned and mostly decaying cities.