War in Tethyr

War in Tethyr by Victor Milán is the second book in the loosely related The Nobles series.

"The Business of War…

Zaranda Star never intended to bring the incessant Tethyrian Civil War to a head. All she wanted to do was take a caravan of goods into the war-torn capital. But then ambitious would-be king, Baron Hardly, confiscated her shipment.

Little did he reckon with Zaranda, retired warrior… and wizard.

Marshaling a motley company of angry peasants, an adolescent mage named Scab, and an orcish paladin, Zaranda declares her own private war.

But Zaranda must reckon with the machinations of the mysterious wizard Nyadnar… and the unearthly evil that lurks deep within the city of Zazesspur."

Prologue
A young stable hand nicknamed Scar has a dream about flying that turns into a nightmare about falling into a pit with a tentacled, many-eyed monster. She is woken up by a kick from her master and sets to work on the horses, making plans to seek out a wizard for training later in the day.

Creatures




Errata

 * The blurb on the back of the book refers to the villain as Baron Hardly, which is a misspelling of the actual characters name, Baron Hardisty.

Trivia
The title of Part I of the book, "Astronomy Domine" is the name of a song by British rock band Pink Floyd.