Roger Zelazny

Pol Detson, son of Lord Det of Rondoval, has come home. He is now a powerful sorceror of unsurpassed natural ability—in a world where the power of magic is the only kind that matters. But Pol is still an untrained talent, a “madwand.” To take control of his powers, to rule in his father’s place, he must survive arduous training and a fantastic initiation into the rites of sorcery. As friends, Pol has one dragon and one thief. As enemies, he...