The Quest For Saint Camber: Katherine Kurtz

Volume III of the Histories of King Kelson. King Kelson and Dhugal were gone, falling over the edge of the cliff into the raging waters below, betrayed by the sudden storm that had caught the expedition. Now, huddled under a borrowed cloak beside a small fire in the miserable campsite, Conall realised they would never find Kelson alive - and that made Conall's father, Nigel, the king - and Conall himself heir to the throne. No need to suffer any pangs of guilt. He could forget that, but for the accident, Dhugal and Kelson might have drunk from the flask Conall had drugged. For now Conall was only one small step from the throne - and from Rothna, Kelson's intended bride. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.