Adept's

Offer Falconsbane the way out of this gilded trap in return for simple survival; taking no more than he already had, a little corner of the Adept's mind.

Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010

For most of the day after his first foray into the Adept's memory, he had withdrawn quickly into his safe haven and had figuratively curled up there, shaken and nauseated, and unable to think.

Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010

He was nervous, too, despite the Adept's reassurance; the dragon's head did not turn, but its eyes were tracking him.

Here There Are Monsters 2010

They had shown him how to extend his reach into areas of Falconsbane's waking mind, so that now he would be able to see and hear whatever Falconsbane did, and to read the Adept's waking thoughts at all times, and not just when Falconsbane was extremely preoccupied.

Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010

But the Adept's words were directed at the dragon.

Here There Are Monsters 2010

They were at the Tan Adept's office precisely on time.

Here There Are Monsters 2010

However, the first volume is not so much esoteric as 'director's cut' with a version of The Black Stranger, and apparently Leiber's preferred version of Adept's Gambit.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Echoes Of Valor - Karl Edward Wagner Blue Tyson 2008

However, the first volume is not so much esoteric as 'director's cut' with a version of The Black Stranger, and apparently Leiber's preferred version of Adept's Gambit.

Superhero Prose Fiction: Echoes Of Valor - Echoes Of Valor 1 Blue Tyson 2008

The Healing Adept's firebird, Aya, who had been watching all of this activity with keen interest, let out a derisive squawk.

Elephant in the City 2010

He would never have been forced to look into the depths of Falconsbane's soul and realize that no matter what he saw now, there was probably something much worse in the Adept's memory that he simply hadn't uncovered yet.

Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010