Mass Market Paperback, 624 pages
English language
Published April 15, 1999 by Tor Fantasy.
Young Prince Gaborn Val Orden of Mystarria is traveling in disguise on a journey to ask for the hand of the lovely Princess Iome of Sylvarresta when he and his warrior bodyguard spot a pair of assassins who have set their sights on the princess's father. The pair races to warn the king of the impending danger and realizes that more than the royal family is at risk--the very fate of the Earth is in jeopardy.
Young Prince Gaborn Val Orden of Mystarria is traveling in disguise on a journey to ask for the hand of the lovely Princess Iome of Sylvarresta when he and his warrior bodyguard spot a pair of assassins who have set their sights on the princess's father. The pair races to warn the king of the impending danger and realizes that more than the royal family is at risk--the very fate of the Earth is in jeopardy.
Starts slow and verbose, but you get into it. The middle 1/3 goes quite fast, but he takes a while to wrap everything up. Excellent idea/milieu story.
Starts slow and verbose, but you get into it. The middle 1/3 goes quite fast, but he takes a while to wrap everything up. Excellent idea/milieu story.
