Dragondoom

Description for DRAGONDOOM by Dennis L McKiernan:

A thousand years before the Winter War, proud Elgo, valiant, prince of the hard-riding, hard-fighting Vanadurin, and his warband defeat the seemingly invincible dragon Sleeth. The fabulous wealth in the drake's lair is brought home amid great rejoicing. But little did they realize that there was more in their bounty than gems and gold--death for noble and peasant, war between Man and Dwarf, strife and destruction beyond reckoning. And in the midst of disaster wings the greatest dragon of them all, Black Kalgalath, in league with the evil wizard, Andrak, to avenge Sleeth's death and claim the Dragon-cursed hoard.

Against this unholy alliance two sworn enemies each set forth to find the legendary silveron warhammer that could challenge even these two terrible foes. But neither Elyn of Jord nor Thork of Kachar could know of the perils that lay ahead...perils to life, and limb, and heart.

Yet even had they known that their trek would end in the clutch of death, they still would have gone, for it was their destiny to face the Dragondoom.

This is #5 in A Novel Of Mithgar.