Tor, New York, 2005, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-765-34727-X.  MMPB, 318 pages.  Unread copy with a bit of light rubbing to wraps, small colour chips along spine edges.  Binding tight; pages lightly tanned.  ‘… mystically forged creatures of perfection sent by the creators to aid the Fallen (mankind) … they are highly intelligent, capable of communicating telepathically and completely moral.  They are assigned to bond with individuals of great potential and then protect them from harm while guiding them along a path of virtue. … but when a young Finest is separated from its mentor before it has been invested with its assignment … the young equine accepts the charge of two orphans to its care not realizing that man’s potential may rest in their future …’ (from rear wrap)