Small fold on cover top corner No creases on spine Excellent unread copy Ace Books, 1985, 376 pages Rifkind Book#2 Another sword and sorcery tale with Rifkind, who has grown tired of her life at Castle Chatelgard and advances into the cursed swamps of the Felmargue. Here, we encounter familiar enemies from the first book including Lord Humphrey and a sorceress, who are determined to reach the Well of Knowledge found at the center of swamps. The Well is the source of the Black Flame and the source of the lost gods' powers. Rifkind lead by her goddess, ventures into the swamps with Jenny, the half-sister of Ejord, and finds more than she bargained for including a man trapped by the Well. The tale unfolds as she defends the well, defeats the various evils and eventually sets off for her homeland at the end of the story.