The Wizard [Paperback] P.L. Nunn

Wizard Wizard takes place in the world of Bloodraven, in the lands on the northern side of the great mountain range where Bloodraven's ogre brethren live. Ten years prior to the events that brought Bloodraven to the lands of men, a certain Ydregi wizard explores the northern kingdoms, scorning the petty northern gods and collecting their sacraments. Warrior Rescued from a torturous death at the hands of the priests of a bloodthirsty God, Ferris of Nalvar is grateful for succor until he realizes the magical nature of his savior. A mysterious foreign wizard with an agenda of his own and Ferris finds himself indebted and attracted to a being that takes blood-oaths none too lightly.