Bantam, New York, 2001, 1^st pr.  ISBN 0-553-57796-4.  MMPB, 328 pages.  Unread copy; impressions on front from sticker removal, light edge and corner wear; pages lightly tanned.  ‘Long ago the Kandarians seized the border forests, driving the native Durrym into a land of powerful magic that protects the Durrym from further invasion.  But Kandarian priests have now mastered their own form of magic – a magic that can overcome the Durrym’s protective spells and open their land to conquest.  For Cullyn, a young and innocent Kandarian woodsman, it means the end to a life of idyllic solitude, as Kandarian troops, Durrym spies, a noble lady, and a cruel priest all force him to choose sides in the impending conflagration.’ (from rear wrap)