Description
An epic fantasy of devotion, destiny, and perilous magic, from one of the most honored writers in the field--- multiple Hugo Award-winning author Lois McMaster Bujold
Troubled young Fawn Bluefield seeks a life beyond her family's farm. But on the way to the city, she encounters a patrol of Lakewalkers, nomadic soldier-sorcerers from the northern woodlands. Feared necromancers armed with mysterious knives made of human bone, they wage a secret on-going war against the scourge of the "malices, " immortal entities that draw the life out of their victims, enslaving human and animal alike. It is Dag---a Lakewalker patroller weighed down by past sorrows and present responsibilities---who must come to Fawn's aid when she is taken captive by a malice. They prevail at a devastating cost---unexpectedly binding their fates together as they embark upon a remarkable journey into danger and delight, prejudice and partnership... and perhaps even love.
