Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Bray, Patricia |
| Publisher: | Spectra |
| Date: | 4/30/2002 |
| Binding: | Mass-market Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
A desperate man in a dying kingdom is awarded the most coveted—and most deadly—choice of all
The once mighty kingdom of Jorsk is in decline, its borders beset by enemies, bothworldly and otherworldly. The king has retreated to the capital, abandoning the far-flungprovinces. The only hope of the people lies in their Chosen One, blessed by the godsas defender of the realm. But of late every Chosen One has died, targeted by theharshest of the enemy attacks.
Only the most desperate of men now seek that Stonehand is a desperate man. Overwhelmed by grief at the death of his family,he has lost the will to live. But he has vowed to provide for his brother’s widowand children, and the post of the Chosen One carries with it a substantial reward.
For Devlin, a farmer and metalsmith, it is the answer to his prayers—prayers thatinclude a yearning for the oblivion of death. After he has won the post, though,Devlin discovers that sometimes the hardest goal to achieve is that which had onceseemed the simplest. For unlike the other Chosen Ones, he persists in the gods just tormenting him further, or does he have a greater destiny thanhe imagined? Can a man who courts death ever truly come to embrace life?
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