The Sundered Realm

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This book really caught my attention. Set in the fantasy world of The Sundered Realm, the story concerns itself with the adventures of Fost Longstrider, a hard living warrior who makes a living as a courier and Princess Moriana Etuul, heir to the throne of the magical City in the Sky. Fost rescues princess finds a bottle is the dispossessed soul of a former conservative wizard turned hedonistic liberal, after all 1000 years in a bottle will do that to any sane conservative. Fost is hired to protect the princess and obtain the jewel of great magical power. The Princess has an evil sister who's taken her throne and she wants revenge, adventure ensues. The description of the sky city, zepplins and balloons powered by fire elementals, and other mythic overtones made this a memorable book. I'd like to get the whole series in one big book. If you liked the Conan novels, this has the same pulp gritty feel. With a humorous dispossessed wizard in a bottle for comic relief.