The Word and the void. Terry Brooks. 2005.

Running with the demon

One Fourth of July weekend, two men come to Hopewell, Illinois. One is a demon, a dark servant of the Void, who will feed off the anger and frustration of the community to achieve a terrible goal. The other is a Knight of the Word, and wielded of a staff of enormous power. His name is John Ross and he is humanity’s last hope.

Knight of the Word

The years spent battling the horrors of the Void have taken their toll on John Ross. He’s lost his spirit and his belief and  - just when he needs it most - his magic. For a demon like no other is about to be unleashed from the Void and if John does not take up his staff and do battle, all will be lost forever.

Angel Fire East.

John Ross has heard rumours of the birth of a Gypsy morph - a rare and dangerous creature formed of wild magics. If it can be found, the creature could pose a valuable weapon in John’s ceaseless fight against the demons. But time is short, and deep in the dark reaches of the Void, an evil beyond imagining is beginning to stir…….