"[Prince of the Blood]" has humor and tears and romance, just what most people want in a nice fat novel....  This is a book to read, whether or not you have read the earlier trilogy." - UPI

BROTHERS IN ARMS

For twenty years, since the end of the Riftwar, the kindgom of Midkemia has enjoyed peace and tranquility.  But now that peace is suddenly in jeopardy.  Prince Arutha, the heir apparent, has renounces his claim to the throne, and his twin sons, Borric and Erland, are ill prepared for the succession.  To train the princes in the responsibilities they must soon assume, Arutha sends them on a diplomatic mission to Kesh, little knowing that rebellion seethes in the Eastern provinces.  But when an assassination attempt is made on the twins' lives, the two are hurtled into a deadly adventure that will take them into the darkest regions of Kesh, where grave danger and dark magics lie in wait for them at every turn.

"This is the continuation of The Reiftwar Saga... [is a] lively tale, where engaging characters inhabit a well-rounded fantasy land."
- Publishers Weekly

"AN ENTERTAINING TALE OF HIGH-SEAS ADVENTURE AND EXOTIC FANTASY." - Locus

DARK FORCES AND DARKER DEEDS

Long recovered from the ravages of the Riftwar, the land and people of the Kingdom of the Isles thrive.  Nicholas, youngest son of Prince Arutha, is intelligent and gifted but vastly inexperienced.  In hoped of hardening him, his father sends him and his irreverent squire, Harry, to live at rustic Castle Crydee to learn of life beyond the halls of privilege.  But within weeks of Nicholas and Harry's arrival, Crydee is viciously attacked by unknown assailants, resulting in murder, massive destruction, and the abduction of two young noblewomen.  The raiders have come from a pirate haven and are no ordinary foe... but an enemy connected to dark magical forces that threaten the lands Nicholas will someday rule - if he survives.

"A SUPERIOR, ROUSING ADVENTURE" - Publishers Weekly