Var the Stick Author:Piers Anthony Sol controlled the mountain, and Sos the Empire. No one could calculate the destruction which would follow if they went to war. Var -- half animal, half man -- rescued from the badlands was the chosen one. Exiled from his own legion, supported only by his courage and skill, he wandered the earth, fleeing certain death for him and for Soli, the v... more »aliant companion he loved more than life itself.« less
Var the Stick is the second of Piers Anthony's Battle Circle trilogy that includes Son the Rope (the first of the series) and Neq the Sword, the concluding book. Technically an SF trilogy, but reads like a fantasy. Enjoyable series.