A new book from our recently-profiled Idaho author, Ellis “Skip” Knox.
Theft, illusion, and murder in a ruined paradise
The Compagnie des Trouvères are to perform at festivities on the beautiful island of Capreae. When a young illusionist is accused of stealing the duke’s signet ring, Val and the other Trouvères step in to prove his innocence.
Young lovers are here for a betrothal. Powerful nobles are here to put their mark to a peace treaty. But someone is out to ruin both, and no one seems to care if an obscure illusionist pays the price for their schemes.
No one, that is, except for the Trouvères.
About the world of Altearth
The Signet Ring is the first in a series, but it is the fourth book that is set in Altearth, a world where magic is real, monsters roam the land, and the Roman Empire never fell. These include:
- Goblins at the Gates, which tells how magic first came to Altearth
- A Child of Great Promise, the story of a girl who thought she was half-elf and half-human, but discovers she is neither.
- Into the Second World, an adventure story that reveals central mysteries about Altearth.
- Mad House, a novelette about the unlikely pairing of a sprite and an ogre, and a house going insane.
And now The Signet Ring.
Here you can meet Valentin, Charlot, Enzela, Miron, and Tusco—acrobats, actors, and magicians—who will fight for you when no one else will. In subsequent books they will travel across Italia, into Germania, and then to Gaul. They will seek justice for the wrongly accused, but eventually must face their own accusers.
