The Complete Timuras encompasses all three books in Allan Cole's international best selling trilogy û The Tales Of The Timuras. The highly praised novels, published in thirteen languages, follow the tragic story of a damned friendship and a doomed world. A nanve village boy, Safar Timura, befriends an exiled prince, Iraj Protarus. Safar is a budding wizard of great power. Iraj is a young man destined to become the greatest conqueror of his age. They form a fast friendship. A friendship that will be tested by everything from the blackest of magic, to a quarrel over a beautiful girl. All this is played out against a world doomed by a force of incredible dark powers that threatens to swallow all that either man holds precious. The three books that make up the trilogy are: When The Gods Slept (Wizard Of The Winds, in the U.S.), Wolves Of The Gods and The Gods Awaken. The cover of the Wildside Edition comes with much thanks from the estate of the late, great Peter Elson, who limned the British covers of Allan's opus. Peter will be sorely missed by all who have enjoyed his masterful cover paintings over the years.

Readers who wish to contact Allan directly, or to read sample chapters of all his books, including the Timuras, can reach him at www.acole.com.

Here's what people in the know have said about the Timuras trilogy:

"Page turner of the year" û Locus

"A rousing fantasy novel" û Publishers Weekly

"One of my favorite story tellers" û David Gerrold "Thoroughly enjoyed it" û Terry Brooks

"An unforgettable fantasy world" û Sense Of Wonder.

"That rarity, an intelligent fantasy novel" û Norman Spinrad

"A landmark series" û Publishers Weekly

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Allan Cole is a best-selling author, screenwriter and former prize-winning newsman. The son of a CIA operative, Cole was raised in Europe and the Far East. For details see Allan's website at www.acole.com. He's published nearly thirty books and has sold more than 150 television and movie screenplays. His filmography is listed on the International Movie Data Base at http://imdb.com/name/nm0170432/