Born to Exile (The first book in the Tales of Alaric the Minstrel series)

1980, mass market paperback reprint edition (of a work first published by Arkham House), Dell, NY. 254 pages. A minstrel has the power to move magically from place to place. He, in time, meets a princess under the spell of another magician. Alaric, a young minstrel with a talent for magic, roamed the lands in search of his fortune. And in Castle Royale, it seemed he'd found both his fortune and his true love, the beautiful Princess Solinde. But could a penniless orphan hope to claim such a royal treasure? And in a land where witches were burned and the court magician looked on Alaric with suspicion, did he dare remain for long? For Alaric had a magical power which, in the blink of an eye, could transport him any place his mind could recall, a power that revealed itself at the first hint of danger. And for Alaric, Castle Royale held more danger than he could imagine... Alaric, a young ministrel with a talent for magic, roamed the lands in search of his fortune. And in Castle Royale, it seemed he had found both his fortune and his true love, the beautiful Princess Solinde. But could a penniless orphan hope to claim such a royal treasure? The Solitary Wanderings Of A Minstrel With Preternatural Powers Lead Him To Many Adventures Before He Is Ultimately Restored To His Supernatural Antecedents, The Lords Of All Power.