After receiving troubling visions of a fearsome dragon and a mysterious magic sword, a devout and chivalric knight sets out on an arduous quest across a rugged austere land to find that ancient weapon and to free the land of the dragon's tyranny. On the way, he makes friends and enemies, learns of prophecies and deception, faces mobs and monsters and gets both help and resistance from unlikely sources. All the while, his young squire is coming of age and seeks to be not just a knight in his own right, but a special breed of knight called PALADIN. When it all comes down to knight vs. dragon, the knight finds himself in a paradox: He must get the sword to slay the dragon, but he must slay the dragon to get the sword. Then, as if facing a dragon alone isn't challenge enough, he finds he must take on an even more powerful threat... Paladin is a moving, captivating and allegorical tale set in a richly textured land of monsters, magic and intrigue. It is the story of the people of three great races coming together to overcome terror, adversity, overwhelming forces and odds stacked against them, a sword-and-sorcery fantasy adventure where colorful characters face not only the challenges of surviving in this peril-fraught world, but moral dilemmas as well. Through several adventures and escapades, they also grow mentally, physically and spiritually. One man, with a little help from his friends, must find within himself the leadership, compassion and fortitude to survive fantastic Varzuun.