Rifkin Outcast, hunted by the assassins of Moon Isle, becomes trapped in a ruined castle where a tiny band of witches are besieged by an army that's ten times their size. His choices? Save them, betray them, or die with them.

"Shetterly is a genuinely witty writer." --West Coast Review of Books

"A funny, exciting adventure story that delighted me from beginning to end." --Orson Scott Card, Worlds of If

The story of Rifkin Outcast, Last Master of Castle Gromandiel:

When I was a boy in the western fishing village of Loh, I was chosen by the wandering priests of the Warrior Saint to master her Art. Though no one would think me a priest or a saint, I learned my lessons well. I've had half the assassins of Moon Isle on my trail, and still I survive.

After all these years, the art of war runs in my blood. And now--without warning--the art of magic as well...