Fortress of Glass by David Drake

This is the first book in the Crown of the Isles series.   A word of caution, it bounces all over the place.   Drake leaves a group of characters in a cliff hanger and moves to the next bunch and does the same to them.   If you are easily confused by quick changes you might duck this one.   A young ruler, Garric, is doing a royal procession across the isles which used to be under one rule.  In his head is a ghost of the last ruler of the Kingdom of the Isles.  I vaguely recall that this builds on the Lord of the Isles series but it is over twenty years ago that I read it.   His procession is interrupted by a wizard’s feud.

Bottom line is that I enjoyed the book.  It was a bit confusing but I liked the characters and their methodology.

 

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