In the grand tradition of Robert E. Howard (Conan the Barbarian) and C.L. Moore (Jirel of Joiry), genre giant Poul Anderson (The Broken Sword, Tau Zero) spins a tale in Witch of the Demon Seas set in an antediluvian realm of swords and sorcery.
Corun the Corsair is a liberator of the enslaved, an avenger of his fallen race, and a veritable giant of a warrior—but he has just been captured by a great sea empire, ruled in all but name by the crafty warlock Shorzon. In the dank prisons of this thassalocracy, Corun meets the sorcerer's daughter, the alluring Chryseis. Shorzon has plans for the two of them that will lead them into the most dangerous stretch of water in the world: the legendary Demon Seas, to parley with a race of beings only one man has ever met and lived to tell about it: Corun himself.
Vivid characters with grey morals strive against immense odds in this classic of fantasy fiction. Set sail now for peril and see if you can resist the allure of the Witch of the Demon Seas!
