Journal Entry 1 by cyber-librarian from Cary, North Carolina USA on Wednesday, July 20, 2005

I bought this on 7/4 at Powell's City of Books in Portland, OR for $7.99.

c. 1985 -- 343 pages -- Paperback -- Volume III in the NY Times Bestselling Riftwar Saga

Back Cover: The riddle of Silverthorn. A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to the Prince Arutha of Krondor.

To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mystic herb called Silverthorn that grows only in the dark and forbidding Northlands, home to the moredhel, the deadly Dark Elves.

Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he will confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the enchanted realm of Midkemia.