The Once and Future Idiot

<p>Erlin the cleverest man in Albion is keeping a secret: there's no such thing as magic. This doesn't stop him from enjoying a comfortable job as the king's inquisitor where he pretends to keep the kingdom safe from witches warlocks and anything else that frightens the superstitious people of Tomelac.</p><p><br></p><p>Erlin's carefree life falls apart when he's ordered to tutor Prince Garth a clueless boy who has never learned a thing. When Erlin uncovers a plot to assassinate the prince the two of them are forced to flee the kingdom. As they travel together Erlin begins to see potential in the young man as a future king.</p><p><br></p><p>But their journey is complicated by the arrival of Morrigin a mysterious woman who confounds Erlin at every turn causing him to question everything he knows.</p><p><br></p><p>Deciding that Garth is the best hope for the dark times that have come to Albion Erlin takes on the impossible task of teaching the prince while leading him through a world more dangerous-and more magical-than he ever wanted to believe.</p>