Lord of the Fire Lands (King's Blades, #2)
Once magically bound, only death can break the gilded chain of enchantment that binds a Blade to the man he is sworn to defend. And never in living memory has a candidate refused the honor of serving his king ... until now.Young Wasp never intended to be a rebel. Yet, at the sacred ceremony of...
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Once magically bound, only death can break the gilded chain of enchantment that binds a Blade to the man he is sworn to defend. And never in living memory has a candidate refused the honor of serving his king ... until now.Young Wasp never intended to be a rebel. Yet, at the sacred ceremony of binding, he follows the lead of his friend Raider, and together they spurn the wishes of King Ambrose himself. Now Raider and Wasp are outlaws on a desperate journey into the heart of the dreaded Fire Lands -- where the outcome of their terrifying confrontation with dark truth and darker magic will ultimately determine the fate of two kingdoms.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780380974610 (0380974614)
Publish date: October 1st 1999
Publisher: Eos
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: King's Blades (#2)
First I had forgotten about the TIMEY WIMEY bullshit that Duncan tries to sell you in this book. Second, I found parts INCREDIBLY boring and the whole "everything is a flashback wah hey!!" Is more bs. I did like AElred tho, and I liked the call backs re: unwilling queens. Also, Duncan walks the "NO ...
I enjoyed this quite a bit. This is the second in the "Tales of the King's Blades," a series I'd seen recommended. I couldn't find the first, The Gilded Chain in stores but took a chance on this one, and fortunately as Duncan tells you upfront, this is a stand-alone. I find the premise intriguing: t...
Lord of the Fire Lands by Dave Duncan is the second in the King's Blades novels. While it largely stands on its own, it is still intertwined with events that take place in the first novel, The Gilded Chain. In fact, Duncan drops a bomb at the end of Lord of the Fire Lands which directly contradicts ...
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