Matt Mantrell had discovered the gift of poetry in a place where it worked magic. He won fame and power, but as a commoner, he could not marry his true love. He swore against fate, and that he"d conquer a kingdom, if that"s what it took to claim his bride. Then he discovered that such an oath can"t be broken. Marching off against a tyrrant to win a land, he was about to face the loathsome and evil Gordogrosso. If he was to win this lopsided war, Matt was going to need more than a few stout companions and some well-worded verse....