Thrilling high adventure and heart-stopping romance combine in the
second book in the Tales of the Kingdom series from Newbery Medalist
Cynthia Voigt, set two generations after The Tale of Gwyn.
Birle has agreed to be wed to the huntsman Muir as an escape from the
drudgery of life at her father's inn--but the moment she looks into the
bellflower-blue eyes of the man she comes upon stealing one of her
father's boats, Birle knows she cannot marry Muir. Even after she
discovers the mysterious stranger is Orien, a lord, and as unreachable
to an innkeeper's daughter as a star, Birle is determined to travel with
him as far as he will allow. Their journey takes Birle to a world far
from home, a world where lords may become slaves, where princes rule by
fear, and where fortune's wheel turns more swiftly and dangerously than
Birle could have ever imagined.
Previously published as On Fortune's Wheel, this classic tale features
a new look and a new title.