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but still readily available on Amazon.com.
Deadly espionage and magic at the edge of a haunted empire...
Aldric Talvalin, master warrior and avenger of his shattered clan, he whom legend has begun to call Deathbringer, is forced for honor's sake to undertake a secret mission for his king -- one that leads him into the troubled border provinces of the Drusalan Empire, the uneasy neighbor of the free realm of Alba.
Here Aldric finds unexpected allies in the person of the mysterious, not-quite-trustworthy Demon Queller, and the beautiful young heiress to a demon-possessed citadel. Together the three follow evil's trail to the heart of demonic darkness -- a fortress of madness and murder where Aldric must battle an eons-old foe bent on devouring the souls of all humankind.
Victory is uncertain enough in such circumstances without the uncomfortable presence of the weapons Aldric must use to try to win it. And one of them, the ancient sword called Widowmaker, forged of iron from the sky, has an agenda of its own which may intervene without warning to change the fates of men -- especially the one who wields it...
