David Burrows: 4 books

Lothanol is arrogant and bored, which is a very dangerous combination. His people are sorcerers and they use elementals to summon magic, but their power is very limited. Imps are the next in the hierarchy and they can be used as a conduit to summon their more powerful brethrens, demons, but summoning...

Kaplyn yearns to escape the tedium of court. Most people would envy him, seeing him as pampered and spoilt, but this is not Kaplyn. He finds contentment in a simple life, hunting with his friend Hanneth, the Royal Gamekeeper, who is more of a father than the King he rarely sees.However, something...

Armies are gathering but Astalus, the Thracian court wizard, is in a quandary as to who to trust. Shocking news has arrived from an unlikely source. A spy, arrested brazenly entering the city, claims to be a prince from an extinct royal household, a household that was overthrown, the family members...

Events are coming to a head. The battle for CarCamel has ended and Kaplyn is seen as its saviour. Catriona, the Thracian Queen, wants him to lead the army in its fight against Trosgarth, with a dragon at his command.Kaplyn, however, has other ideas. He fears dragons, but does not know why....