# The Black Swan

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- Book: [The Black Swan](https://www.bookquiver.com/mercedes-lackey/the-black-swan) ([The Black Swan.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/mercedes-lackey/the-black-swan.md))
- Authors: [Mercedes Lackey](https://www.bookquiver.com/mercedes-lackey)
- Publisher: daw
- ISBN: 978-08-8677-890-3
- Pages: 416
- Published: 2000-05-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

After his wife's untimely death, a powerful sorcerer dedicates his life to seeking revenge against all womankind. He turns his captives into beautiful swans--who briefly regain human form by the fleeting...