Harpercollins. 11/01/1999. Illustrated. 424 pgs. The first volume in the Book of Ash tetralogy (which was originally published as a single volume in the UK) tells of the blood-soaked early days of Ash, a young woman (well, girl at the outset) who, the 21st-century frame narrative of e-mails and footnotes informs us, became the leader of a mercenary army in the 15th century. Originally published at $6.99 You save 73% off the cover price!

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