Little bits of shelfwear Baen books, 1997, 320 pages Yourdon Lewen could see into the soul of a swird - any sword. He could read its history, death by death, taste its blood lessons. But that didn't mean he would learn from those lessons. Despite all the swords have shown him, Yourdon Lewen wants to be a hero. So with his one magical talent he has left his father’s house, donning the armor of a soldier as part of Detimar's proudest legion - but looking like a solider is not easy; being one is something else again. Not until he had plumbed the depths of his soul would he learn what it means to be a hero. Not antil he encountered and learned from the Sword of the Prophets.