Out of the Darkness is the third and final book in the Legions of Fire series. It was written by Peter David, based on an outline by J. Michael Straczynski.
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this thrilling new story of action and adventure!
Blind to the fact that he is a pawn in the Drakh's deadly strategy, Centauri prime minister Durla launches an overwhelming blitzkrieg, sending Centauri warships to devastate other races' homeworlds and pave the way for total conquest. Yet Durla is forced to fight a war on two fronts. Even as he mobilizes the massive space fleet for its glorious attack, resistance leader Vir Cotto works feverishly to counter the Drakh's evil influence on Centauri Prime.
Emperor Londo Mollari possesses the key that can reveal the presence of the Drakh, but to do so would spell disaster, so he is forced to remain silent. But when the Drakh bring another pawn into play--David Sheridan, son of Alliance president John Sheridan--the time for silence may be past. If Vir and the Resistance are to prevail, it will be only through action, and with help from very strange allies . . .
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Continuity[]
Dating errors continue throughout the third novel in this series:
- Minbari cycles are stated to be less than an Earth year. As established in Babylon Squared and A Late Delivery from Avalon a Minbari cycle is 16 Earth months, 1.3 Earth years.
- David Sheridan II’s birthdate is established as December 15, 2262 [1]. Babylon 5: The Lost Tales set in December 2271 (tenth anniversary of the founding of the Interstellar Alliance) states David is already nine years old.
- When Vir quotes what Elric said to him, "for they are subtle and quick to anger", he claims it was something Londo told him that a technomage said to him, when it was actually a line Elric told Vir directly.
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| Babylon 5 franchise |
| Babylon 5 & Crusade Episodes by Season |
| Signs and Portents • The Coming of Shadows • Point of No Return • No Surrender, No Retreat • Wheel of Fire • Crusade: Season 1 • Unfilmed Episodes |
| Movies |
| The Gathering • In the Beginning • Thirdspace • River of Souls • A Call to Arms • The Legend of the Rangers • Voices in the Dark • The Road Home |
| Printed Media |
| Novels • Comic Books • Short Stories • Reference books • Magazines |
| Other Media |
| DVD Releases • VHS Home Video • The Official Guide to Babylon 5 • Babylon 5: Into the Fire |
| Babylon 5 Novels | ||
| Stand-alone Novels: | ||
| "Voices" • "Accusations" • "Blood Oath" • "Clark's Law" • "The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your Name" • "Betrayals" • "The Shadow Within" • "Personal Agendas" • "To Dream in the City of Sorrows" | ||
| The Psi Corps Trilogy: | ||
| "Dark Genesis - The Birth of the Psi Corps" • "Deadly Relations - Bester Ascendant" • "Final Reckoning - The Fate of Bester" | ||
| Legions of Fire: | ||
| "The Long Night of Centauri Prime" • "Armies of Light and Dark" • "Out of the Darkness" | ||
| The Passing of the Techno-Mages: | ||
| "Casting Shadows" • "Summoning Light" • "Invoking Darkness" | ||
| Novelizations: | ||
| "In the Beginning" • "Thirdspace" • "A Call to Arms" | ||