Product Description
by Michael H. Payne (Author)
Once every century, the immortal griffin Princess Equinox selects six mortals from among the six civilized peoples-humans, dogs, cats, hawks, crows, and eagles-to become the Champions of Andeer. The Champions' sole duty? To accompany the princess to the ruined temple of Andeer's former Goddess Queen, Equinox's cousin Koyannaset, and cast the spell that keeps the mad sphinx locked away in limbo so she can't destroy the world. But Larissa Noon, the young human sorceress leading the current group of Champions, has made some discoveries while researching the banishment spell. And if she chooses to act upon those discoveries, she will change everything on Andeer forever. The book features a cover designed by Marilyn Scott-Waters of thetoymaker.com and four black-and-white interior illustrations from Roz Gibson.
Author Biography
Michael H. Payne clerks at his local library, sings and plays guitar at his local Catholic church, and hosts a Sunday afternoon radio program at his local branch of the University of California. His short stories have appeared in places like Asimov's SF magazine, the Writers of the Future contest anthology, and the last eight of the annual Sword & Sorceress collections while his novels have been published by Tor Books and Sofawolf Press. Norman Spinrad has called his work "the sort of thing for which the word 'sui generis' was invented."
