The Necromancers is more than that; there is a real Augustinian terror of the void ? in the absence of God comes real evil. In the book?s climax, Maggie?s love for Laurie, and a night of sincere prayer draw him back from the brink ? a brink that practical, clear-headed, convent-raised Maggie glimpses in the form of the dark, fiery ?personality? she confronts in the night. This ?personality? can be none other than the Devil himself. (Jacketless library hardcover.) The Necromancers is more than that; there is a real Augustinian terror of the void ? in the absence of God comes real evil. In the book?s climax, Maggie?s love for Laurie, and a night of sincere prayer draw him back from the brink ? a brink that practical, clear-headed, convent-raised Maggie glimpses in the form of the dark, fiery ?personality? she confronts in the night. This ?personality? can be none other than the Devil himself. (Jacketless library hardcover.)