Magic of the Plains · #1

By the Sword

Greg Costikyan

Fantasy

Nijon is a young barbian on his manhood quest. He encounters treachery and magic, is banished by his tribe, learns the evil ways of the city-dwellers, battles a dragon, outwits a sorcerer, and is betrothed to a beautiful princess, all in the service of his father's prophecy.

 

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1993
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Greg Costikyan

Greg Costikyan is a professional game designer who has won the Origins Awards, the most prestigious English-language award for non-digital games, five times. His novels for Tor include the comic First Contract, two books in a light series of fantasy adventure, and By The Sword, a heroic fantasy. He was born and brought up in in New York City, and his passionate love for New York is reflected in both his fiction and his nonfiction.