The Bane of the Black Sword
Publisher: DAW
Published: August 1, 1977
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780879978051
Subjects: Fantasy - Epic; Fiction; Fiction / General
First sentence: In a city called Bakshaan, which was rich enough to make all other cities of the North East seem poor, in a tall-towered tavern one night, Elric, Lord of the smoking ruins of Melnibone, smiled like a shark and dryly jested with four powerful merchant princes whom, in a day or so, he intended to pauperize.