Book description
Sald Harl would like nothing more than to soar on the wings of his
noble eagle, but his youthful rides in the sky are cut short by an
appointment to guard the prince. Sald watches his dreams of flight fade
with his name and independence as he takes over his bodyguard duties.
During a perilous journey to the edges of the kingdom a dark secret
comes to life. Now the great Prince Shadow is accused of treason, and
Sald must orchestrate a desperate plan of escape or he will lose the one
thing he has been ordered to defend. His only option for freedom is a
dangerous flight that no one has ever survived. Once again Sald hopes to
feel the freedom of soaring though the air unshackled from servitude.
Dave Duncan, born in Scotland in 1933, is a Canadian citizen. He
received his diploma from Dundee High School and got his college
education at the University of Saint Andrews. He moved to Canada in
1955, where he still lives with his wife. He has three grown children
and four grandchildren. He spent thirty years as a petroleum geologist.
He has had dozens of fantasy and science fiction novels published, among
them A ROSE-RED CITY, MAGIC CASEMENT and THE REAVER ROAD, as well as a
highly praised historical novel, DAUGHTER OF TROY, published, for
commercial reasons, under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin. He also
published the "Longdirk" series of novels, DEMON SWORD, DEMON
KNIGHT and DEMON RIDER, under the name Ken Hood. His website is
DaveDuncan. com. In the Fall of 2007, Duncan's 2006 novel, CHILDREN OF
CHAOS, published by Tor Books, was nominated for both the Prix Aurora
Award and the Endeavour Award.
