"Two thieves in the wrong place at the wrong time are on the run in this fast-paced adventure fantasy"--Provided by publisher.

Asperides, an ancient demonic talking sword, tricks Nack Furnival, a bumbling would-be knight, into battling a wicked sorcerer bent on summoning all the evils of the underworld.

After 2 years of peace, rumblings from the drow have Jarlaxle nervous. He is eager to ensure Zaknafein is armed with weapons, including a powerful artifact, the sword known as Cutter that has started wars, corrupted users, and spilled blood. Jarlaxle will go on an expedition looking for the weapon's last wielder, for she may unlock the sword's potential. Drizzt wants to introduce his daughter to Grandmaster Kane and to the practices that have defined...

"Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric - keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker - learns of a new and terrifying threat, he seeks the nine heroes once again. But they are wandering adventurers no longer. Yesterday's eager heroes are today's weary leaders - and some have turned to the darkness, becoming...

"Fantasy great Tracy Hickman teams up with the video game legend Richard Garriott in this epic novel The Eye of Scales, based on the award-winning game, Shroud of the Avatar. The sword rules all. Aren Bendis, former soldier in the Obsidian army, has managed to protect a rebel city from his former friends and now finds his fate bound to a weapon once wielded by the Avatars themselves. Now, he is being secreted away to the capital of the last alliance...

Secundo enjoys searching the beach below his home for treasure, but after becoming attached to a mysterious cutlass he meets its owner, who offers something greater for its return.