Not Really the Prisoner of Zenda: A Guardians of the Flame Novel

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 hes stupid to their sorrowfor 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 almostwarring factions that he doesnt want the job back. Their lives arent 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 everdiminishing 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 allor land them in positions of supreme power.But, hey, whoever said that a soldiers life was a cakewalk?Set in Joel Rosenbergs 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 illfated leader) in all their raucous glory. A fun, fastpaced read, its a rollicking roller coaster of a book that will have fantasy fans reaching for more.