The Iron Shadow — David W. Edwards

A Death-Duel Against Sorcery & Super-Science Champion pit fighter Broga Arekele has spent the last five years on a danger-filled swordquest to find his enslaved half-sister Ovandu. Now, his quest has taken him to a remote chasm city in the desert wastes of Kanavar. Within minutes of his arrival, he's forced to intervene in an attack by a giant, shapeshifting automaton and at once becomes embroiled in a generations-old feud. Not much of a welcome. With the aid of his childhood companion, the Druna tek-mage Ranvir, Broga fights past warring clans, cutthroats and corrupt mages in hopes of seeing his swordquest to its conclusion. But another, even greater threat looms-the resurrection of an angry god. And arming himself against it means giving up what he cherishes most. Includes a bonus novelette, Helldriver Alley, which recounts Broga's heartrending clash with a sentient weapon from a forgotten age.