Stackpole says this is actually the first novel he ever wrote. It sees the light of day now because of his track record in the Battletech and Star Wars series, and it is as good as many an author's tenth novel. The protagonist is a Talion Justice, an administrator of justice who is still functional and feared long after the emperor who founded the Talions and the empire they served became dust. The plot consists of two parallel strands, one concerned with the Talion's training, the other with his current activities, duties, and often-as-not perilous adventures. The first strand is particularly well spun and lends considerable depth to the character, but overall, the book displays intelligence, originality, the superior narrative technique familiar to readers of Stackpole's other work, and that most essential of qualities--the impetus to keep the reader turning pages. Roland Green
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After his native land and his family are conquered by a brutal king, Nolan ra Sinjaria seeks revenge by joining a breed of feared warrior-judges called the Talions, but when the usurping king and his troops are imperiled, Nolan is assigned to protect them.
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Stackpole says this is actually the first novel he ever wrote. It sees the light of day now because of his track record in the Battletech and Star Wars series, and it is as good as many an author's tenth novel. The protagonist is a Talion Justice, an administrator of justice who is still functional and feared long after the emperor who founded the Talions and the empire they served became dust. The plot consists of two parallel strands, one concerned with the Talion's training, the other with his current activities, duties, and often-as-not perilous adventures. The first strand is particularly well spun and lends considerable depth to the character, but overall, the book displays intelligence, originality, the superior narrative technique familiar to readers of Stackpole's other work, and that most essential of qualities--the impetus to keep the reader turning pages. Roland Green
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After his native land and his family are conquered by a brutal king, Nolan ra Sinjaria seeks revenge by joining a breed of feared warrior-judges called the Talions, but when the usurping king and his troops are imperiled, Nolan is assigned to protect them.