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1992 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
In the land of Castle Midnight, where the real and the unreal exist side by side, the king has just been assassinated, leaving a battle for succession between his sons. Into this mess of magic and intrigue comes the once "Great" Jordan, a popular actor who has fallen on hard times. Now Jordan has a chance to redeem himself in the greatest role of his life, but if he fails, it will be his last.
Simon R Green
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I struggle to put my hand on what that something is, though.
In this, a down on his luck actor - 'The Great Jordan' - is hired to impersonate Price Victor, one of the three claimants to the throne of Redhart following the mysterious death of its former incumbent, and after the chaos of The Demon War, which is really only mentioned in passing, with a few cameos from characters from said war.
None of the three claimants, however, are particularly nice characters ...
Cue a mix of magic and mayhem, with an outsiders view of the politics played in the courts of those high in the land, a few twists and turns - some of which you can see coming a mile and a half off, but others of which you (or, at least, I) didn't the first time around.
Then again, I was in my early teens that first time around ...