The Knife That Makes Men

"A smith-lord fears nothing made of fire." But can the embittered smith-lord of conquered Nkai forge an alliance with Daloro's hostile Prince Regent in order to protect the boy King of Daloro from a treasonous magical attack at the most vulnerable moment of his young life?

First published in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, "The Knife That Makes Men" was the issue's cover story and winner of the Cauldron Award for readers' favorite story of the issue.