The Golden Sword by Janet Morris
Book 2 of The High Couch Of Silistra series
Paperback
Published by BAEN BOOKS
1st Printing dated 1984
CONDITION - FN+
GRADING NOTES - Some light wear to all leading edges. Small crease to top of spine. Tanning to inside front and back cover. Slight discolouration to spine
ISSUE NOTES -
On a plent desperate for population, women hold the key to power. But power brings enemies. Estri, holder of Silistra's highest office, never suspected the intrigues moving against her... until her rivals attacked. Her betrayal toppled more than a single Well-Keepress. Estri's enemies threatened all of Siistra. Their plan: to reveal the planet's precious secret of extending life in exchange for offworld technology - the technology which deciated Silistra's population long ago.