Cover of Not Really the Prisoner of Zenda

Not Really the Prisoner of Zenda

core novel 2003 Guardians of the Flame

Record

First published2003
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statuscore
Reader rating3.70 (413 ratings, collected 2026-09-13)
First-edition ISBN9780765300461
Internal chronology10

Synopsis

Not Really the Prisoner of Zenda is the tenth and final novel in the Guardians of the Flame series. Kethol, Pirojil and Erenor continue to serve Jason Cullinane, a former king trying to convince warring factions that he has no interest in reclaiming his crown. Their duties range from foiling conspiracies against Jason's life to rescuing nobles in distress, but the three soldiers' latest assignment forces Kethol into a disguise not of his choosing as part of a complicated scheme that could leave them dead, or unexpectedly elevate them to positions of real power within the kingdom they have spent years protecting.

Where it sits

Notes

  • From the series record (Guardians of the Flame): Ten-book series about college students transported into a role-playing-style fantasy world.

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.

  • Reading order, within the series Guardians of the Flame: position 10 of 10: previous Not Quite Scaramouche (2001)

Sources

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