The Complete Tales of Alaric the Minstrel

The Tales of Alaric the Minstrel by Phyllis Eisenstein concerns the adventures of a wandering minstrel called Alaric, who possesses the otherwise unknown ability to teleport. The stories detail his journey to uncover the secrets of his own past and the true nature of his mysterious ability. Alaric the minstrel trudged the lonely road of exile. Born with preternatural powers, the infant Alaric had been found by foster parents abandoned on a hillside, newborn and naked, with a bloody, severed hand clutching his ankles. Older and with those powers on full display, he suddenly found himself rejected by his foster family, branded a witch-child. Alaric now wanders the world as a solitary wayfarer, with a knapsack, a few clothes, and a lute his only possessions. Includes the 2 novels and 4 short stories. Contents: Born to Exile, In the Red Lord’s Reach, The Island in the Lake, The Caravan to Nowhere, The City of Lost Desire, The Desert of Vanished Dreams. 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.