"The classic forerunner to The Fall of kings now with three bonus stories."
Contents
Swordspoint -- acknowledgments -- afterword -- The Swordsman whose name was not death -- Red-cloak -- The Death of the duke -- preview of The fall of the kings.
Summary
In this collection which includes a novel and 3 short stories, the great swordsman Richard St. Vier is forced to become involved in a plot to gain control of a nameless city where elegance and decadence coexist.