Of woman he was born to the royal house of Tum-Barlum, and of woman he was cursed with the crippled limb of a swan. Fear warrior, insatiable lover, seeker after mysterious powers--they called him Prince Witherwing. Witherwing is alive with swashbuckling excitement--and savage truth. Here is a weird world of wizards and half-humans, of bloody battle and black, black sorcery that signals the arrival of a towering new fantasy author.