Rise of a Merchant Prince
Surviving the wrath of the fearsome Sauur - a hideous race of invading serpents - noble Erik and cunning Roo have delivered a timely warning to the rulers of the Midkemian Empire, and are now free to pursue their separate destinies. Erik chooses the army - and the continuing war against Midkemia's dread enemies. Roo lusts for wealth and power - rising high and fast in the world of trade. But with luxury comes carelessness and a vulnerability to the desires of the flesh. And a beautiful seductress with her ruthless machinations threatens to destroy everything Roo has built and become - summoning catastrophe into his future... and terror into his world.
Rise of a Merchant Prince
is the second book of THE SERPENTWAR SAGA - the epic adventure of war and destiny begun in the national bestseller Shadow of a Dark Queen
Raymond E. Fiest
"HAS A NATURAL TALENT FOR KEEPING THE READER TURNING PAGES."
Chicago Sun-Times
"FEIST'S NEW SAGA HAS A FRESHNESS OF VISION"
Publishers Weekly