Sword-born: A Novel of Tiger and Del (Sword-Dancer Saga/Jennifer Roberson) - Hardcover

Roberson, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0886777763 ISBN 13: 9780886777760

Publisher: Daw Books, 1998

Synopsis

In the three years since Tiger and Del's fateful meeting, these mismatched companions have become true partners: their alliance forged by blood, magic, danger, adventure ... and perhaps something more.
Exiled from both the North and the South, without home or duty, the two have now set sail to search for Tiger's homeland. He has been told he resembles the people who come from the island of Skandi, and now, nearly forty years after his birth, Tiger seeks the truth.
But no journey is ever without complications for Tiger and Del. Shipwrecked, nearly drowned, abducted by pirates, bedeviled by magic and those who would use the pair for their own ends, the Southron sword-dancer and the Northern sword-singer finally do arrive at Skandi, but as captives of a pirate captain who plans to extort one of the wealthiest families on the island by claiming that Tiger is their long-lost heir.
With Del held as insurance against his good behavior, Tiger has no choice but to cooperate. But once he meets the family matriarch, his innate honesty leads to a surprising possibility: that Tiger might in fact be this long-lost heir.
But before that possibility can be resolved, Tiger must face another truth about himself which may prove more dangerous than any sword-dance: his own personal brand of magic, long denied by Tiger, is recognized by another man as something very special.

About this title

About the Author

Jennifer Roberson is the author of the Sword-Dancer Saga and the Chronicles of the Cheysuli, and collaborated with Melanie Rawn and Kate Elliott on the historical fantasy The Golden Key, a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. She has also published three historical novels, and several in other genres. An exhibitor and breeder of Cardigan Welsh Corgis, she lives on acreage in Northern Arizona with eight dogs and two cats. She is currently working on the third Karavans novel, with prologue available at her website, http://www.cheysuli.com/author/Index.html.

Edition details

• Publisher: Daw Books
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0886777763
• ISBN 13: 9780886777760
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416