Farslayer's Story: Fred Saberhagen

Book IV of The Lost Swords. The Swords of Power created by the Gods each possess a unique and deadly quality, Lost for centuries, the Swords - unforgiving and lost no more - are now in the hands of mortal men. This is Farslayer's story - the Sword that can kill from afar. The Sword is found by Black Pearl, a bewitched human trapped in mermaid form. She gives it to her lover, the loveless and angry Cosmo Malolo, and he thinks to settle a blood feud with the mighty blade. But there are others who hunger for the sword - Chilperic, sworn servant of the evil macro-wizard Wood who will stop at nothing to obtain it; Prince Mark, together with Ben of Purkinje, is determined to reach Farslayer first, knowing the havoc it can wreak in hands bent on revenge.