The Sword of Calandra Winter King's War #2 Susan Dexter HarperCollins 1987

The Sword of Calandra Winter King's War #2 Susan Dexter HarperCollins 1987

Tristan does not imagine that his troubles are over.

He stands reluctantly revealed as Calandra’s king but his right is almost universally disputed, his castle has no walls, his wife is betrothed to a dead man, and his throne will kill him during his crowning unless he can lay hands on the long-lost sword of the Last King.

And his homegrown magic is no more reliable than it’s ever been.

He seeks the sword by magical means, without success. Galan of Radak and his sorcerer Reynaud are laying siege to Crogen castle.

After an attempt on his life, Tristan departs for Kovelir, convinced that Crewzel’s fortune telling cards can give him a clue to the missing sword’s location. Of course, it's never that simple.