The Ladies Of Mandrigyn: Barbara Hambly

Book I of Sun Wolf and Starhawk. When the evil Wizard King Altiokus sacked the city of Mandrigyn and sent its menfolk to labour in his foul mines, he had reckoned without the ladies of Mandrigyn. Determined to win back their men and destroy the wizard, they set out to hire the services of the mercenary leader Sun Wolf. They offered him a fortune in gold. But Sun Wolf was not fool enough to match his sword against sorcery... Sun Wolf awoke, some hours later, on a ship bound for Mandrigyn, lethal anzid coursing through his veins. The ladies held the only antidote and Sun Wolf found himself an unwilling participant in a very dangerous game. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.