Knight’s Wyrd

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On the eve of his knighting, Will Odosson learns his wyrd, or destiny: He shall meet death before a year has passed. Will rushes north to release his betrothed from their engagement, but on the way he is beset by all manner of horrors — a man-eating troll, carnivorous mermaids, a magic-working dragon . . . and something far worse: an evil unlike anything Will ever imagined.

Knight’s Wyrd is an award-winning gem that’s perfect for revival as a Tor Essential in a world in which books like Hild and Spear, and films like The Green Knight, compel praise and attention – a medieval fantasy with the authentic lived-in strangeness of the real Middle Ages. It was originally published by a pair of YA imprints, but it works equally well as an adult read.

With an introduction written for this edition by Sherwood Smith.