Lens of the World (Lens of the World Trilogy, Book 1)

After Nazhuret completes his training in swordcraft and optics under the tutelage of an astronomer, he applies his new talents to adventures beyond his kingdom *Lens of the World* is a fantasy novel recounting, in his own words, the coming of age of Nazhuret, an outcast and orphan who rises from his lowly estate as a ward of the Sordaling military school to become a mighty warrior, philosopher, and confidant of the king of Bestinglon himself. The first of a series.