Kidnapped and taken to a frozen land after the fierce battlewith Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia ascaptives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue hisyoung apprentice, and he will do anything to keep his promisea evendefy his King. Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally,Halt is joined by Willas friend Horace as he travels towardSkandia. On their way, they are challenged again and again byfreelance knightsabut Horace knows a thing or two about combat.Soon his skills begin to attract the attention of knights andwarlords for miles around. But will he and
Several years have passed since the apprentice and his master,Will and Halt, first met, and Will is finally a full-fledged Rangerwith his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepyaboring,evenauntil Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, isstruck down by a mysterious illness. Joined by his friend Alyss,Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure,investigating fears of sorcery and trying to determine who is loyalto Lord Syron. As Will battles growing hysteria, traitors, and mostof all, time, Alyss is taken hostage, and Will is forced to make adesperate choice between his mission and his friend.
Based in part on the author's own life, "David Copperfield" isthe epic story of a young man's journey of self-discovery - from anunhappy and impoverished childhood to his vocation as a successfulnovelist. Among the memorable cast of characters he encountersalong the way are his brutal stepfather, Mr Murdstone; bubbly NursePeggotty; his brilliant, but unworthy schoolmate Steerforth, hiseccentric aunt, Betsy Trotwood, the scheming clerk Uriah Heep, theenchanting Dora and the magnificent Mr Macawber - a character muchlike Dickens' own father. Full of tragedy and comedy in equalmeasure, "David Copperfield" remains one of the most enduring andpopular of Dickens' novels.