The Dame

<b>From the front flap of the Tor first edition:</b> The vast road network of Honce brought great optimism to the folk of the land. Commerce could travel more freely, and so could the armies that would finally rid the land of the vicious bloody-cap dwarves and goblins. For the first time, the many individual kingdoms of Honce would be brought closer together, perhaps even become united. <p>That hope turned to hell when two powerful lairds began a fight for supremacy. <p>Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, had little interest in that fight. To him, the warring lairds were two sides of the same coin: The outcome for the people would be no different either way. <p>A journey north, however, teaches Bransen that his views are simplistic at best... and that some things truly matter. <p>Bransen is joined by his comrades in arms from <i>The Ancient</i>, and his road becomes a quest to put right before wrong, a quest for the truth - of Honce and of himself. Their path is fraught with confusion and fraud... and a purposeful blurring of morality by those who would seek to use the Highwayman's extraordinary battle skills and popularity among the commonfolk for their own nefarious ends.

Year	Award	Category	Status
2010	David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy	Legend Award	Nominee/Finalist