The Orphan King by Sigmund Brouwer - 224 pages
Book 1 in the Merlin's Immortals series
This book is a reworking of the author's previous work Magnus.
Thomas had been abandoned and left with his nurse to live at an abbey in medieval England. The monks are very cruel to Thomas and treat him as a virtual slave. Thomas's only comfort is his nurse and the secrets she teaches him from her hidden books about his destiny and how it involved reconquering the mysterious city of Magnus.
In typical fantasy quest fashion Thomas acquires companions to help him on his journey to Magnus to execute his audacious plan to take the city. These companions highlight the secret war going on between the Immortals and the Druids behind the scenes of daily life. Thomas doesn't know who to trust and the Immortals don't know if he has been turned by the Druids.
There is a lot of world building in this book but I was intrigued by the characters and the mysteries of Magnus to want to know more.
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