The Well of Shiuan by C.J. Cherryh [1978 PAPERBACK]

The Well of Shiuan by C.J. Cherryh T[he Morgaine Cycle #2)

FIRST EDITION PAPERBACK [1978] DAW BOOKS

7th printing.  Great reading copy with some shelf wear to cover.  

The world of Shiuan was doomed. Rising waters and shattering earthquakes due to the coming of a vast and strange new satellite had sealed the fate of its peoples—flee or die with their world. Their sole escape routes were the Gates, the passages between worlds established by a forgotten cosmic race. And just as this knowledge dawned on the desperate tribes and cities there appeared the woman Morgaine—whose mission was to seal Shiuan's Gates.