Baen 1st printing September 1994 paperback. Cover by Gary Ruddell, 383 pages, $5.99 cover price. Condition is near-Fine or Fine (minus): very tight and square with flat spine; age tanning is mild and uniform. Back cover has light wear at bottom left corner. No stamps marks or writing - a clean copy that looks unread.

Sporting Chance - the second novel to feature Heris Serano. One of those rescued at the end of Hunting Party was Crown Prince Gerel - a bright young man who seems suddenly to have gone dim. When Lady Cecilia is poisoned to keep his condition a secret, Heris uncovers a plot against the royal family... and a conspiracy within the Fleet itself.