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Placed in a position to deal with his father's debts or else, Rath ponies up. Except he needs money fast. Hence his participation in the Tournament. Common folk enter with the chance to join the nobles.
Love the commoner to royalty trope. All the challenges set out to prove the contestants worth, to demonstrate that they deserve the shift in social status. Rath's in it for the money, so he just wants to play long enough to win some.
Rath takes a licking and keeps on ticking. He's got too much spirit and fortitude to be anything but a contender. Can't help but like him, he's a lovable guy.
Derr's fantasy novels have become the getaway books for me. There's adventure and romance in interesting worlds. This one was actually more romantic than the last one I read, THE HIGH KING'S GOLDEN TONGUE. Love manages to find Rath stumbling along and dodging trouble until the very end.
Overall, a triumph of good and the just desserts of true love.
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