![]() ![]() ![]() In this rousing adventure we encounter the steel of warriors, the stealth of Assassins, the savagery of monstrous Kurii, the passions and beauty of needful, vulnerable, collared slaves, the subtleties of Scribes of the Law, and the ambition and ruthlessness of men who want nothing less than the throne of Ar itself. Who does not want so mighty a reward? Tarl Cabot, a seaman and warrior of Port Kar, once the free companion of Talena, dismayed at the tongs and fire of the looming justice of Ar, chooses to risk both fortune and life in an attempt to save his former companion from an outcome that even his friends regard as appropriate and well deserved. Between the port of Jad and the mighty gates of Ar lie dangerous waters and harrowing wildernesses, the threats of beasts and the menace of men, some determined and powerful. But the reward cannot be claimed without the delivery of the prisoner to the waiting, dreadful justice of Ar. At last, tricked by a former colleague in treachery, the now-crippled Seremides, once first sword of the Taurentian Guard of Ar, she has been captured, and delivered into the hands of gross, venal Lurius of Jad, Ubar of Cos, once her esteemed ally, now an enemy eager to sell her blood for the gold of Ar. For years she has been avidly sought by legions of guardsmen and bounty hunters. The price set on her head could build fleets and hire armies. The fugitive Ubara of Ar, the beautiful Talena, daughter of the now-restored, vengeful Ubar, Marlenus, has been long sought for betraying the Home Stone of her city. ![]()
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