Shaman's Crossing

New York: Eos / Harper Collins. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0007214685 . Cover Art; First US Trade Edition (following a limited, signed, boxed edition). This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good + dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with the exception of one small semi-closed tear to the top front panel. "Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son, destined from birth to carry a sword. The wealthy young noble follows his father - newly made a lord by the King of Gernia - into the cavalry, training in the military ars at the elite King's Cavella Academy in the capital city of Old Thares. Bright and well educated, an excellent horseman with an advantageous engagement, Nevare has a future which appears golden." "Lindholm sold her first short story to a children's magazine, leading to an early career writing for children. Her short fiction for children appeared in magazines such as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and Highlights for Children. She also composed educational material, short works of fiction created to a very specific vocabulary list, which were used in SRA's programmed reading material. In the 1970s, Lindholm also began to write short fantasy, publishing short stories in fanzines such as Space and Time (edited by Gordon Linzner). Her first professional sale as a fantasy writer was the short story "Bones for Dulath," which appeared in the 1979 Amazons! Anthology, and which introduced her recurring characters Ki and Vandien." .