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    The Art of the Sword
    The Art of the Sword
    The Art of the Sword
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    The Art of the Sword

    By Ru Emerson

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    The author of the Xena Warrior Princess tie-in books continues her Night-Threads series with a novel of a sword-wielding woman’s quest to save Rhadaz.

    The kingdom of Rhadaz has fallen under a dark and deadly shadow, with Chris searching for its magical source. What he gets is more than he bargained for in a willful young woman who has mastered the art of the sword. Her name is Ariadne, a dark beauty with the coil of a cobra and eyes filled with distrust. Reluctantly joining forces, the two of them forge ahead to do battle with Zero, the addictive, dangerous drug that has taken command of Rhadaz. But can they defeat its ruthless overlord, one who has a shocking tie to Ariadne?

    Don't miss the entire "Night-Threads" Series: The Calling of the Three, The Two in Hiding, One Land One Duke, The Craft of Light, The Art of the Sword, and The Science of Power
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781497604094
    The Art of the Sword
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    Ru Emerson

    Ru Emerson is the author of six Xena: Warrior Princess novels: The Empty Throne, The Huntress and the Sphinx, The Thief of Hermes, Go Quest, Young Man, Questward, Ho!, and How the Quest Was Won.

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