The Clocks of Iraz

Ex-King Jorian gets called upon by his friend and colleague Karador to fulfill the dual prophesies of the Kingdom of Iraz. The first prophecy states that Iraz will be saved by a barbarian. The second, that Iraz will be saved only when the clock starts working again. Fortunately, for our hero, his father was the one who installed the clock in the first place, so he kind of has a head start. As usual, Jorian makes time with the ladies, pines for his lost Estrildis, tells stories and talks a king out of his bathtub.

Ex-king Jorian of Xylar seeks to rescue his wife, Estrildis, and travels to Iraz to repair the massive, broken clockwork towers built by his father, faces political intrigue, a siege, and potential heirship.

To earn funds and influence to rescue his wife, Jorian becomes the city of Iraz's Clockmaster, which is under threat from internal political instability, a Byzantine-style, xenophobic government, and external armies, including the pirates of Algarth and nomadic hordes.

A prophecy foretells that the clocks will save the city, making Jorian's technical work crucial to the city's survival. Jorian continues his adventures with the aid of the wizard Karadur and deals with the hedonistic, obese King Ishbahar of Iraz.

Los relojes eran la clave del destino de la ciudad ...
pero los relojes fallaban y el tiempo corría ...
Los planes de los brujos, por lo que sabía Jorian, solían ser complicados. Pero esta vez el plan del brujo parecía sencillo. Según una antigua profecía, los relojes salvarían Iraz, pero, para ello, Jorian debía reparar antes los grandes relojes de la torre construidos por su padre.
Si todo iba bien, Karadur podría planear el rescate de la amada esposa de Jorian, la reina Estrildis, presa en Xylar.
Y Jorian debería ser nombrado relojero mayor de Iraz, un puesto que le exigiría romper un asedio pirata, aplacar a una sacerdotisa enamorada y ponerse, por lo menos, un paso por delante de la Real Guardia de Xylar ... ¡donde se le show more buscaba como estrella principal de una decapitación real! show less

Auch heute noch erfrischen anders.
Etwas Abenteuer, etwas Komik, einige amuröse Abenteuer und dazu kleine Geschichten wie in 1001 Nacht.
Unterhaltsam zu lesen.