Kethol is an adventurer with an easy smile, a man who is quick with a
quip and quicker with a sword.
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.
And 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.
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. 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. And 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. 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. But, hey, whoever said
that a soldier's life was a cakewalk? 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. A fun, fast-paced read, it's a rollicking roller coaster of a
book that will have fantasy fans reaching for more.
