The Lord of Castle Black (Book 2 of the Viscount of Adrilankha)

TOR, 2004 A Tor Fantasy paperback, printed April 2004, 1st mass Market. Condition is near new, slight edge wear, otherwise a beautiful book...**We have other books by this author in stock and offer discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more information**........WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.....The Swashbuckling epic begun in THE PATHS OF THE DEAD continues..The interregnum was over. To everyone's astonishment, Zerika, a young Phoenix, has coolly emerged from the Paths of the Dead, carrying the Orb, which everyone had thought was lost in Adron's Disaster. The Orb is the heart of the Gragaeran Empire, the source of all it's magic - and the infallible sign that Zerika is the new Empress. But not everyone is happy to hear the news. Kana, a Dragonlord, has been expanding his holdings. He now controls almost half the area that was once the Empire - in effect, the Empire re-created, with himselfl on the throne. Among those opposing him is Morrolan, who until recently, was an orphan raised among Easterners, unaware of his lineage. It has belatedly come to his attention that he's a high-ranking Dragonlord, and now he means to act like one. And from Sethra Lavode he has received a gift of immense significance and power" Blackwand, a magical artifact in the form of a sword......He'll find plenty to do with it.