Combined for the first time in one volume are the first three books of the internationally bestselling DRAGONSKULL series - DRAGONSKULL: SWORD OF THE SQUIRE, DRAGONSKULL: SHIELD OF THE KNIGHT, and DRAGONSKULL: BLADE OF THE ELVES, along with the short story THE FIRST SORCERESS.War comes for an unprepared squire.Gareth Arban wants to become a knight and win glory enough to marry the girl he loves.But death is the other face of glory.When invaders sweep out of the north wielding mighty dark magic, it will take more than a squire's bravery to stop them...