52 books · Eric Van Lustbader
First in the Sunset Warrior cycle: "Vivid sword and sorcery adventure" from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Ninja ( Publishers Weekly). Centuries after an ecological calamity turned the surface of the world to ice, mankind has retreated beneath the earth's crust. In the contained environment of the Freehold, civilization reverts to feudalism and lords known as Saardin maintain their grip on power through the strength of their Bladesmen.