The creator of sf series heroine Honor Harrington turns successfully to fantasy. Bahzell is a prince of the Hradni, an outsize humanoid race prone to berserk rages. Due to a variety of circumstances, he becomes obliged to flee into regular humans' lands where Hradni are understandably unpopular. He and his companion survive a series of briskly paced adventures in a world Weber builds with a nice eye for detail, above-average knowledge of history, and a pleasing amount of wit. Moreover, the book's ending neither requires nor precludes a sequel. At the moment, Weber is not on a course to high honors or academic reputation but rather is emerging as a consistent producer of highly entertaining and intelligent action tales. *Roland Green*
### About the Author
David Weber is the fantasy and science fiction phenomenon of the decade. His popular Honor Harrington novels (The *New York** Times* bestsellers *Ashes of Victory* and *War of Honor* being the ninth and tenth in the series) can¿t come out fast enough for his devoted readers. His popular novels of the adventures of Bahzell of the hradani¿*Oath of Swords*, *The War God¿s Ow* , and the *New York Times* best seller *Wind Rider¿s Oath*¿have proven that he is equally a master of epic fantasy adventure. In addition to the Honor Harrington series, he has written many more top-selling science fiction novels, all for Baen, including *The Apocalypse Troll*,* Empire from the Ashes*, and *In Fury Born*. He has also begun an epic SF adventure series in collaboration with fellow *New York Times* best seller John Ringo, with four novels so far: *March Upcountry*, *March to the Sea*, *March to the Stars* and *We Few.*
Whom the gods would recruit, they first tick off . . .
Our Hero: The unlikely Paladin, Bahzell Bahnakson of the Horse Stealer Hradani. He¿s no knight in shining armor. He¿s a hradani, a race known for their uncontrollable rages, bloodthirsty tendencies, and inability to maintain civilized conduct. None of the other Five Races of man like the hradani. Besides his ethnic burden, Bahzell has problems of his own to deal with: a violated hostage bond, a vengeful prince, a price on his head. He doesn¿t want to mess with anybody else¿s problems, let alone a god¿s. Let alone the War God¿s! So how does he end up a thousand leagues from home, neck-deep in political intrigue, assassins, demons, psionicists, evil sorcery, white sorcery, dark gods, good gods, bad poets, greedy landlords, and most of Bortalik Bay? Well, it¿s all the War God¿s fault. . . .
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The creator of sf series heroine Honor Harrington turns successfully to fantasy. Bahzell is a prince of the Hradni, an outsize humanoid race prone to berserk rages. Due to a variety of circumstances, he becomes obliged to flee into regular humans' lands where Hradni are understandably unpopular. He and his companion survive a series of briskly paced adventures in a world Weber builds with a nice eye for detail, above-average knowledge of history, and a pleasing amount of wit. Moreover, the book's ending neither requires nor precludes a sequel. At the moment, Weber is not on a course to high honors or academic reputation but rather is emerging as a consistent producer of highly entertaining and intelligent action tales. Roland Green
About the Author
David Weber is the fantasy and science fiction phenomenon of the decade. His popular Honor Harrington novels (The New York Times bestsellers Ashes of Victory and War of Honor being the ninth and tenth in the series) can¿t come out fast enough for his devoted readers. His popular novels of the adventures of Bahzell of the hradani¿Oath of Swords, The War God¿s Ow , and the New York Times best seller Wind Rider¿s Oath¿have proven that he is equally a master of epic fantasy adventure. In addition to the Honor Harrington series, he has written many more top-selling science fiction novels, all for Baen, including The Apocalypse Troll, Empire from the Ashes, and In Fury Born. He has also begun an epic SF adventure series in collaboration with fellow New York Times best seller John Ringo, with four novels so far: March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars and We Few.
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### From Booklist
The creator of sf series heroine Honor Harrington turns successfully to fantasy. Bahzell is a prince of the Hradni, an outsize humanoid race prone to berserk rages. Due to a variety of circumstances, he becomes obliged to flee into regular humans' lands where Hradni are understandably unpopular. He and his companion survive a series of briskly paced adventures in a world Weber builds with a nice eye for detail, above-average knowledge of history, and a pleasing amount of wit. Moreover, the book's ending neither requires nor precludes a sequel. At the moment, Weber is not on a course to high honors or academic reputation but rather is emerging as a consistent producer of highly entertaining and intelligent action tales. *Roland Green*
### About the Author
David Weber is the fantasy and science fiction phenomenon of the decade. His popular Honor Harrington novels (The *New York** Times* bestsellers *Ashes of Victory* and *War of Honor* being the ninth and tenth in the series) can¿t come out fast enough for his devoted readers. His popular novels of the adventures of Bahzell of the hradani¿*Oath of Swords*, *The War God¿s Ow* , and the *New York Times* best seller *Wind Rider¿s Oath*¿have proven that he is equally a master of epic fantasy adventure. In addition to the Honor Harrington series, he has written many more top-selling science fiction novels, all for Baen, including *The Apocalypse Troll*,* Empire from the Ashes*, and *In Fury Born*. He has also begun an epic SF adventure series in collaboration with fellow *New York Times* best seller John Ringo, with four novels so far: *March Upcountry*, *March to the Sea*, *March to the Stars* and *We Few.*
Whom the gods would recruit, they first tick off . . .
Our Hero: The unlikely Paladin, Bahzell Bahnakson of the Horse Stealer Hradani. He¿s no knight in shining armor. He¿s a hradani, a race known for their uncontrollable rages, bloodthirsty tendencies, and inability to maintain civilized conduct. None of the other Five Races of man like the hradani. Besides his ethnic burden, Bahzell has problems of his own to deal with: a violated hostage bond, a vengeful prince, a price on his head. He doesn¿t want to mess with anybody else¿s problems, let alone a god¿s. Let alone the War God¿s! So how does he end up a thousand leagues from home, neck-deep in political intrigue, assassins, demons, psionicists, evil sorcery, white sorcery, dark gods, good gods, bad poets, greedy landlords, and most of Bortalik Bay? Well, it¿s all the War God¿s fault. . . .
From Booklist
The creator of sf series heroine Honor Harrington turns successfully to fantasy. Bahzell is a prince of the Hradni, an outsize humanoid race prone to berserk rages. Due to a variety of circumstances, he becomes obliged to flee into regular humans' lands where Hradni are understandably unpopular. He and his companion survive a series of briskly paced adventures in a world Weber builds with a nice eye for detail, above-average knowledge of history, and a pleasing amount of wit. Moreover, the book's ending neither requires nor precludes a sequel. At the moment, Weber is not on a course to high honors or academic reputation but rather is emerging as a consistent producer of highly entertaining and intelligent action tales. Roland Green
About the Author
David Weber is the fantasy and science fiction phenomenon of the decade. His popular Honor Harrington novels (The New York Times bestsellers Ashes of Victory and War of Honor being the ninth and tenth in the series) can¿t come out fast enough for his devoted readers. His popular novels of the adventures of Bahzell of the hradani¿Oath of Swords, The War God¿s Ow , and the New York Times best seller Wind Rider¿s Oath¿have proven that he is equally a master of epic fantasy adventure. In addition to the Honor Harrington series, he has written many more top-selling science fiction novels, all for Baen, including The Apocalypse Troll, Empire from the Ashes, and In Fury Born. He has also begun an epic SF adventure series in collaboration with fellow New York Times best seller John Ringo, with four novels so far: March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars and We Few.