Berkley, New York, 1994, 1^st US ed/pr.  ISBN 0-425-14368-6.  Trade soft cover, 788 pages.  Very good; some edge and cover wear, light scratches, tiny corner bends; binding sound with reading creases on spine.  Interior clean and unmarked.  ‘On the day of her birth, Auriane received a mysterious amulet from a priestess – and a double-edged prophecy of doom and glory.  The daughter of a Germanic tribal chieftain, Auriane witnessed unspeakable horrors committed against her people by ruthless invaders.  And when tragedy tore her family apart, she took the oath of a warrior – and vowed revenge.  Tales of her brilliant swath of conquest carried as far as Rome, to the renowned statesman Marcus Julianus – who felt his destiny intertwined with Auriane’s … and wore about his neck an identical amulet…’ (from rear wrap)