Out of the Darkness

From The Great Machine

Out of the Darkness is the third novel in the Legions of Fire trilogy by Peter David.

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Having constructed his great conspiracy, Vir Cotto sets out to remove the Drakh from Centauri Prime once and for all. This will be a difficult process, as Prime Minister Durla is preparing to send the rebuilt Centauri fleet out to attack the Interstellar Alliance in a matter of weeks.

To make matters worse, David Sheridan, son of John Sheridan and Delenn, has been possessed by a Drakh keeper and brought to Centauri Prime. In order to save the child of his friends and keep his conspiracy a secret from Durla, he must rush to bring events to a head. Enlisting the help of the deposed Great Houses of the Centauri, Vir stages a coup against Durla's forces and exposes the Drakh as being the true masterminds of the Centauri's resurrection as a galactic power.

Meanwhile, Emperor Londo Mollari is defying his Drakh masters for the last time. As John Sheridan and Delenn await execution in the palace dungeons, he recounts to Vir the entire story of the Centauri, the Interstellar Alliance, and the place that "the universe revolved around," Babylon 5. When all is said and done, the only matter left is to fulfill the prophecy and the dream of Londo, where he and G'Kar would die with their hands around each other's throats.