The Crystal Crown Trilogy
(2017)(A book in the Legends of Ansu series)
An omnibus of novels by J W Webb
Pawn of Destiny
His parents murdered by raiders and his childhood love lost to drinking and wildness, Corin an Fol's only desire is to escape his troubled past. But the meddling gods have other ideas for this former mercenary and rebel. The Witch at the Ford urges Corin seek out his 'real' father in the mountains, and on returning to his village, Corin finds Silon the Merchant waiting for him with dire news of the High King's death and the loss of his Crystal Crown.
The usurper is Caswallon, an ambitious sorcerer who seeks to crush all Four Kingdoms, his only challenger, the feisty newly-crowned, Queen Ariane. Silon persuades Corin an Fol to ride out and find the beleaguered Queen as she seeks council from her goddess deep inside Caswallon's stolen realm. Little does Corin know that as he embarks on this journey, the fates have chosen him for the fulcrum, the deciding pawn in the third and final war of the gods.
Set against Corin are spirits, goblins, dragons, sorcerers, rival mercenaries, and worst of all, Caswallon's ace hand -- the master assassin Rael of Crenna. Aided by Queen Ariane's champion and the giant, Barin, Corin an Fol must journey over land and sea, cross dimensions and fight numerous foes before he is ready to face his nemesis at Laras Lassladden the island that shifts through space and time.
Genre: Fantasy
His parents murdered by raiders and his childhood love lost to drinking and wildness, Corin an Fol's only desire is to escape his troubled past. But the meddling gods have other ideas for this former mercenary and rebel. The Witch at the Ford urges Corin seek out his 'real' father in the mountains, and on returning to his village, Corin finds Silon the Merchant waiting for him with dire news of the High King's death and the loss of his Crystal Crown.
The usurper is Caswallon, an ambitious sorcerer who seeks to crush all Four Kingdoms, his only challenger, the feisty newly-crowned, Queen Ariane. Silon persuades Corin an Fol to ride out and find the beleaguered Queen as she seeks council from her goddess deep inside Caswallon's stolen realm. Little does Corin know that as he embarks on this journey, the fates have chosen him for the fulcrum, the deciding pawn in the third and final war of the gods.
Set against Corin are spirits, goblins, dragons, sorcerers, rival mercenaries, and worst of all, Caswallon's ace hand -- the master assassin Rael of Crenna. Aided by Queen Ariane's champion and the giant, Barin, Corin an Fol must journey over land and sea, cross dimensions and fight numerous foes before he is ready to face his nemesis at Laras Lassladden the island that shifts through space and time.
Genre: Fantasy
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