Behind the "magic" of Recluce -- The vice marshal's trial -- Madness? -- The forest girl -- The choice -- The most successful merchant -- Heritage -- The stranger -- Songs past, songs for those to come -- Sisters of Sarronnyn, sisters of Westwind -- Artisan, four portraits and a miniature -- Armsman's odds -- Brass and lacquer -- Ice and fire -- A game of capture -- The assistant envoy's problem -- The price of perfect order -- Black ordermage -- Burning duty -- Worth -- Fame.
Summary
A collection of short stories set in the world of the Recluce saga features seventeen new tales and four popular reprints spanning the thousand-year history of Recluse, in an anthology complemented by a background essay.