Nightsword is the second Starshield novel, following on from The Mantle of Kendis-Dai. Set in the Starshield universe, it is a high fantasy adventure and tells of the desperate quest to the heart of a galaxy filled with minotaur space pirates, deceitful elves and dragons struggling to civilize themselves to recover Nightsword, the most feared and powerful weapon ever known.
- ISBN10 1857237285
- ISBN13 9781857237283
- Publish Date 4 March 1999 (first published 1 March 1995)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 2 February 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Orbit
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 480
- Language English