Midnight Falcon

by David Gemmel Book 2 in the Rigante series.

First published 1999

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Bane, the unacknowledged son of Connavar, grows up with the stigma of betrayal attached to his birth. Feared for his violence and denied the place he believes is his, he leaves Rigante lands and enters a wider world of warfare, arenas and imperial power.

Exile gives Bane fame but not belonging. When danger again threatens the clans, he must choose between vengeance against those who rejected him and loyalty to the people whose future may depend on his sword. His return forces father and son to face the cost of pride, secrecy and inherited anger.