The Belly of the Bow - The Fencer Trilogy Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1987) 's "The Taste Of Summer

's "The Taste Of Summer

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As the British gunned down the last heirs to the Mughal Empire or burned down the Summer Palace in Beijing

The Belly of the Bow - The Fencer Trilogy Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1987) 's "The Taste Of SummerThe city of Perimadeia has fallen. Bardas Loredan, the man who was chosen to save it, is now on the Islanda recluse living in the mountains, away from his family, with only a young apprentice for company. His life as a fencer at law is over. Instead, Loredan spends his days perfecting the art of bow making. But his isolation will not last forever, and when the Island comes under attack, his skills as a soldier and leader are once again called into