Manuel, a swineherd with a fixed idea of making a figure in the world, leaves the mire, loses his first love Niafer to Death and bargains to win her back, then rises by trickery and compromise to be Count Manuel of Poictesme, the redeemer of his country in later legend. Along the way he meets sorcerers, a princess, goddesses and his own ambiguous fame.
Cabell’s ironic fantasy of a hero’s career, the foundation of his Poictesme cycle. Download the free EPUB.