The first book in the Fields of Battle trilogy, part of the Count of Trall series.
In the northern kingdom of Luourn the young king, Raegin, languishes in a dungeon, his throne cruelly usurped by his own kinsman, Rothgar. Saved from a lingering death by a loyal friend, Raegin narrowly escapes from his stolen kingdom with instructions to seek the island of Trall, in the far south, there to throw himself upon the mercy of the island’s ruler. Quite what help he is to expect from the count of Trall, Raegin does not know. And once there, Raegin must face some startling revelations, and a journey beset by danger, battles and treason, before he can finally return to Luourn to face, once again, the man who stole his throne ...