King of the Dead — R.A. MacAvoy

Herein continues the tale of Nazhuret--dwarflike lens grinder and reluctant noble who relinquished his honored place at the royal court for a life of humble poverty. But the peace he craves is not to be. A vicious attack by paid assassins has set the diminutive philosopher and his lady Arlin on the road to Rezhmia--a fearsome neighboring kingdom to which Nazhuret is tied by ancient blood. For only the unimposing and unlikely adventurer can disperse the dark stormclouds forming there to rain destruction down upon his beloved homeland--though it means braving dire portents, familial treacheries, natural disaster and formidable sorceries.