The Baker's Boy (The Book of Words, Book 1)

Review 'J. V. Jones is a striking writer... wonderful' Robert Jordan 'J. V. Jones is quite a find...a deliciously intricate tale' Katherine Kurtz 'A storyline featuring the kind of political scheming and intrigue that makes for gripping reading' SFX 'a lot of fun.' VECTOR Product Description The first novel in a brilliantly crafted trilogy. As the King of the Four Kingdoms lays dying, traitorous conspirators prepare a political marriage to ensure their control of the crown. But the young Melliandra refuses to betroth a sinister Prince and flees the castle in the company of a miracle-working kitchen apprentice. A baker's apprentice and a knight join forces to defeat the evil chancellor of the magic kingdom of the sick King Lesketh. They also save a damsel from forced marriage to a cruel prince. A debut in fiction and first volume in a trilogy A thrilling new voice in fantasy adventure introduces The Book of Words, where the lethal conspiracies and deadly intrigues of the mighty can be countered by only one power: magic. Here a wondrous epic of darkness and beauty begins