title: Videssos Cycle: Volume Two: Legion of Videssos and Swords of the Legion (The Videssos Cycle)
author:  Harry Turtledove 
description: <b>Harry Turtledove</b> is the award-winning author of the alternate-history works <i>The Man with the Iron Heart, The Guns of the South, </i>and <i>How Few Remain</i> (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel); the Hot War books: <i>Bombs Away, Fallout, </i>and<i> Armistice;</i> the War That Came Early novels: <i>Hitlers War, West and East, The Big Switch,</i> <i>Coup dEtat, Two Fronts, </i>and<i> Last Orders; </i>the Worldwar saga: <i>In the Balance, Tilting the Balance, Upsetting the Balance,</i> and<i> Striking the Balance;</i> the Colonization books: <i>Second Contact, Down to Earth,</i> and<i> Aftershocks; </i>the Great War epics: <i>American Front, Walk in Hell,</i> and <i>Breakthroughs;</i> the American Empire novels: <i>Blood and Iron, The Center Cannot Hold, </i>and <i>Victorious Opposition;</i> and the Settling Accounts series: <i>Return Engagement, Drive to the East, The Grapple, </i>and<i> In at the Death</i>. Turtledove is married to fellow novelist Laura Frankos. They have three daughtersAlison, Rachel, and Rebeccaand two granddaughters, Cordelia Turtledove Katayanagi and Phoebe Quinn Turtledove Katayanagi.
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  # Demoness
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Harry Nix
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [Galactic Royale](http://www.galacticroyale.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0003.html#2RHM0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0004.html#3Q280-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0005.html#4OIQ0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0006.html#5N3C0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0007.html#6LJU0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0008.html#7K4G0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0009.html#8IL20-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0010.html#9H5K0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](part0011.html#AFM60-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](part0012.html#BE6O0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 11](part0013.html#CCNA0-54a2e660c6c84319ab13d7e2c867e157)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  