The Ruby Knight (The Elenium)

QUEST FOR THE JEWEL OF LIFE

Sparhawk has discovered there exists one single magical object powerful enough to save the life of the young Queen Ehlana, an exquisite jewel that was lost five centuries before upon the death of King Sarak in an epic battle.

Sparhawk and his companions set forth to find King Sarak's grave by raising the ghosts of those who perished in the battle...in the most dangerous land in the world. Hounding their every step is the Seeker, a monster spawned of the evil God Azash, who has plans for the Bhelliom himself.

Truly a gem of epic fantasy from the modern master of the genre.