King's Bard Chronicles, Book Two:
Fresh off his victory over the Anak of Dagon, King Ruarc sends Riordan and Jeshurun's mightiest captains on perhaps an even more dangerous mission. Guided by the Dun Adventurer Ged, the king has ordered the quest to search for a talisman of incredible power, the Scepter of Adon; even though misguided use of the artifact by ancient kings ended the First Age in a devastating cataclysm. Ged claims to have discovered...