title: Surrender of an Empire
author: Nesta H. Webster
description: Surrender of an Empire [Paperback] Nesta H. Webster Publisher: Angriff Pr (June 1972) 
  Language: English 
  ISBN-10: 0913022071 
  ISBN-13: 978-0913022078 
  Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches 
  Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
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  ## Var the Stick
  
  
    
  
  
  ### Piers Anthony
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  Tyl of
  
  
  Two Weapons waited in the night cornfield. He had one singlestick in his hand
  
  
  and the other tucked in his waist band, ready to draw. He had waited two hours
  
  
  in silence.
  
  
  Tyl was a handsome man, sleek but
  
  
  muscular. His face was set in a habitual frown stemming from years of less
  than
  
  
  ideal command. The empire spanned a thousand miles, and he was second only to
  
  
  the Master in its hierarchy, and first in most practical matters. He set
  
  
  interim policy within the general guidelines laid down by the Master, and
  
  
  established the rankings and placement of the major subchiefs. Tyl had
  
  
  power-but it chafed at him.
  
  
  Then he heard it: a rustle to the north
  
  
  that was not typical of the local animals.
  
  
  Carefully he stood, shielded from the
  
  
  intruder by the tall plants. There was- no moon, for the beast never came in
  
  
  the light. Tyl traced its progress toward the fence by the subtle sounds. Th