After recently rereading the Darwath Trilogy (reviewed a week or so ago), I noticed Dragonsbane sitting on my shelf. I couldn't remember reading it before, though I did remember certain parts as a read it again last week. It's a truly magical book, full of solid characters, strong locations and plot. I loved it. Morkeleb, the black dragon, has to be one of SFF's greatest creations. I don't often quote in these reviews, but who else can write like this:

… she was conscious also of the dark cobra shape of the dragon, glittering in the moonlight of the high court, or wheeling down from the black sky with the cold stars of winter prickling upon his spines, as if he had flown though the heart of the galaxy and come back powdered with its light.

Dragonsbane was published in 1986 and I have no idea if it is readily available now. But if it is, get hold of a copy and read it.