Shortly after the death of the great king john, his son elias, whom many say is a pawn of the evil cleric pryrates, takes the throne, shortly afterwhich the new kings brother mysteriously. Tad williams simon, a young kitchen boy and magicians apprentice, finds his world torn apart by a civil war fueled by immortal enemies and the dark powers of sorcery. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 672 pages and is available in paperback format.
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