Time of The Darkness

Time of The Darkness is a centuries-spanning novel by Grey Wolf, starting as Alternate History in the nineteenth century and by the time of fourth millennium extending into galactic science-fiction.

Sketch for Time of the Darkness by Derek Roberts
Follow the ruling families as they pass through multiple generations, always struggling with the problems of their age, while continuing the family legacy, and passing it on to the next generation.

As humanity spreads further into space, they come up against and interact with friendly aliens, and those less friendly, until eventually an ancient evil is revived, and the Time of the Darkness has come again.