At empire's end war is not all hell. Mocker finds old friends in the halls of death, and Nepanthe new lovers in the fields of blood and bone. The war-child wields the sword of truth: the Star Rider's dread secret is at last revealed. And so it ends. Though "end" is but a wizard-word for new beginnings.
Death's Mistress
Earthlight (Arthur C. Clarke Collection)
Downfall
Empire: The Lost SF Classic
If I Were You (Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories Collection)
Renaissance
Stolen Away
Talon of the Silver Hawk