With 293 Illustrations Sir Richard F. Burton ... It is first mentioned among the tribute-articles of Yu in the Yu-Kung section of the Shoo-King? and the latter has been estimated to date from B.C. 2200-2000. If this be fact, ...
Military and social historians, scholars and students of weaponry, as well as armchair adventurers will find this volume a fascinating, abundantly illustrated and highly readable account of this potent symbol of power.
The Book of the Sword
Snatched by a dragon at the end of book one, Edmund and Elspeth awake to find themselves soaring over the frozen wastes of the Snowlands, hundreds of miles from home.
The Book of the Sword