Witch Blood — Will Shetterly

The story of Rifkin Outcast, Last Master of Castle Gromandiel:

When I was a boy in the western fishing village of Loh, I was chosen by the wandering priests of the Warrior Saint to master her Art. Though no one would think me a priest or a saint, I learned my lessons well. I've had half the assassins of Moon Isle on my trail, and still I survive.

After all these years, the art of war runs in my blood. And now -- without warning -- the art of magic as well...