L. M. Roth
ASIN: B0091K7VI4
Publisher: Roth Publications
Pages: 257
"All may seek, and all may buy, the Great Pearl of price so rare, But it costs all you possess, So let the buyer beware." Thus begins the riddle that leads young Marcus Maximus, the proud and snobbish son of the Commander of the Imperial Army of Valerium, on the quest of a lifetime. In a single day his world of wealth and privilege is destroyed when he is seized and sold into slavery, his father's estate confiscated by the government, and his parents thrown into prison. And he discovers that during his slavery his one true love has turned to another: his closest friend, who is now a rival for her hand. Now an Empress as ruthless as she is beautiful demands that Marcus find and bring to her a legendary and costly Pearl as the price for his life and the freedom of his beloved parents. The quest takes him to fantastic lands where he meets extraordinary people and is joined by unusual ...