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 rules of the Midkemian Empire, and are now free to pursue their separate destinies. Erik chooses the army - and the continuing war against Midkemia's dead enemies. Roo lusts for wealth and power - rising high and fast in the world of trade. But with luxury comes carelessness and a vulnaribility 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.