Yes, there was some truth in what she said: that she needed her exercise, and that the moment that she permitted her traitor body to deny her that need, it would be time to have servants dig a deep grave, next to her husband's, on the hilltop behind the castle that had been theirs, and lie down beside him for all of eternity.īeralyn didn't mind lying, but she didn't believe in doing so promiscuously. It wouldn't have been accurate to say that threats meant nothing to her-in fact, the truth was entirely the opposite-but she was far too old, and had far too long been far too stubborn, to let anything as unimportant as the wind move her mind or her feet from any path she had set them on, even if that path was something as familiar and trivial as that of her nightly walk around the ramparts of Biemestren Castle. The wind had begun to howl, threatening still more rain, but the Dowager Empress neither quickened nor slowed her already sodden pace.īeralyn Furnael simply refused to be affected it was no more and no less than that. Put three nobles in a room for lunch, and before the appetizers are served, you'll have four conspiracies.
NOT REALLY THE PRISONER OF ZENDA SERIES
Home Front is the first in his Ernest "Sparky" Hemingway mysteries, a delightful new series with a wonderfully quirky character set in the land of the Cohen Brothers' Fargo.Įxcerpt. Joel Rosenberg is the author of the best-selling Guardians of the Flame books as well as the D'Shai and Keepers of the Hidden Ways series. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. A fun, fast-paced read, it's a rollicking roller coaster of a book that will have fantasy fans reaching for more. Set in Joel Rosenberg's bestselling Guardians of the Flame series, Not Really the Prisoner of Zenda is the third adventure of the journeymen soldiers of Castle Cullianane (and their sometimes ill-fated leader) in all their raucous glory. There is magic aplenty in the air (and on the ground), and in order to save a kingdom, they may have to pull off a complicated scheme that could kill them all-or land them in positions of supreme power.īut, hey, whoever said that a soldier's life was a cakewalk? Their lives aren't very easy, what with keeping Jason from getting killed by yet another conspiracy, rescuing some damsel or whatnot in distress, and squirreling away something for the ever-diminishing prospect of retirement.Īnd now it looks like our heroes might wind up succeeding in none of their schemes, for there are plots within plots, and Kethol has been forced into a disguise not of his own making. Loyal retainers they are, sworn to Jason Cullianane, a man who walked away from a crown, and who has been trying to convince all the almost-warring factions that he doesn't want the job back. His partner, Pirojil, the ugly one, looks impressive and deceives people into thinking he's stupid to their sorrow-for his might and loyalty are worth a kingdom.Īnd the fledgling wizard Erenor, a man who tries to stay two steps ahead of his enemies, as well as one step ahead of his friends.
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Kethol is an adventurer with an easy smile, a man who is quick with a quip and quicker with a sword.