King of Swords

Rigel has always
known he is not quite human, but the only clue to his origin is the
otherworldly bracelet he has worn since childhood.

His search
for his parentage leads him to the Starlands, where reality and fantasy
have changed places. There he learns that he is a human-starborn cross,
and his bracelet is the legendary magical amulet Saiph, which makes its
wearer an unbeatable swordsman. Fighting off monsters, battling a gang
of assassins seeking to kill him, Rigel finds honorable employment as a
hero. He knows that he must die very soon if he remains in the
Starlands, but he has fallen hopelessly in love with a princess and
cannot abandon her.