Written by United States Air Force veteran (and Dungeons & Dragons veteran ) Charles Embrey Jr., The Lost Keep is a medieval fantasy adventure written especially for young adults yet enjoyable for readers of all ages. A classic good-versus-evil parable, The Lost Keep follows the training of a knight and would-be hero. For only twenty-four hours each century, the mysterious Keep of Kaywall appears; the knight must brave its depths and rescue the princess within that time, or be consigned to the keep's prison for eras unending. Yet a further malefic force lurks behind the surface challenge A rousing quest, sure to keep the reader entertained from cover to cover. Midwest Book Review "A rousing yarn... Everything a fantasy novel should be..." Christopher Stasheff, best -selling author of the Warlock Series "The Lost Keep is a fantastic journey of magic, friendship, and courage. Charles Embrey, Jr. has woven a tale with characters that are a wonderful mixture of fantasy and human emotion. This story is a sheer delight to read, and I am eagerly awaiting his future novels." Dr. William Schuh, author of Gathering Pearls Seven-year-old Clovis, son of a humble blacksmith, comes of age when Athena requests his service as her Paladin. Ten years later he finds himself neck deep in his first epic quest. Legend tells of a cursed Keep lost in the mists of time in a long forgotten northern realm. Combine a drunken, boastful king with his beautiful daughter, and add in a vain, evil goddess. The resulting curse tells of a centennial reappearance of the keep and imprisoned princess. Clovis must avoid the traps, vanquish the minions and rescue the princess within the 24 hour period or find himself the newest prisoner of the lost keep.