Not a fanHe used the same tropes the same Tolkien derivations all of the same formulas and the illenium is a series of addings that I can seriously say that you can skip because the characters I didn't care for any of them.
Elenium (1994)
Others: Negative "In an ancient kingdom, the legacy of one royal family hangs in the balance, and the fate of a queen--and her empire--lies on the shoulders of one knight"--Page 4 of cover.
- ISBN:
- 9780345500939
- Length:
- 912 pages
Genres: fantasy
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