Book description
Paksenarrion wasn't planning to submit to an unwelcome marriage and a
lifetime of poverty, so she left her village with a plan and her
grandfather's sword. And a few weeks later, she was installed as Duke
Phelan's newest recruit in a company of soldiers for hire, her arms
training about to begin. But when Paks sees combat, she's stabbed with
an ensorcelled knife and barely survives. Then the near-misses start
mounting up, raising questions about this young fighter. Is she
attracting evil because she is a danger to them all? Or is there another
reason malignant forces seek her life? Paks will face the spider-minions
of the Webmistress Achrya, orcs and the corrupted men who serve blood
mage Liart, Master of Torments. She will also earn the gratitude of
elves and of her Duke. And through conflict she will learn she has
powers of her own and a destiny. To become a gods-chosen Paladin of
Gird, and a target for the ultimate torture. Elizabeth Moon joined the
US Marine Corps in 1968, reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant during
active duty. She has also earned degrees in history and biology, run for
public office and been a columnist on her local newspaper. She lives
near Austin, Texas, with her husband and their son.
