About the book: 2003 / Welcome to one of the most original worlds of “sword and sorcery” in the history of fantasy! To a world where in the glorious capital of Perimadea the outcome of trials proceedings are decided by LAWYERS - hired fencers, using the power of a blade to prove the rightness of their employers... In a world where magic is, first of all, a natural gift to change reality. In a world whose fate now hangs in the balance. Because the clans of lowland barbarians, who have long dreamed of conquering Perimadea, have a new leader - a commander who has no equal. And now only one - a single person - Bardas Lordan, the best, most legendary of Perimadea's lawyers, can save his hometown from the onslaught of nomads. Thus begins the story of the exploits of Bardas…