The Stuttering Duke of York

After killing the evil wizard Rimmah, Bennelzor Transom thinks all his troubles are over. But the king and queen won't allow their daughter, Mol'Jessel, to marry a man they see as a stuttering provincial idiot. Ben doesn't help the situation when he confuses ballroom dancing with giving spin-a-rounds, and offers the most inappropriate bride price for the princess.

If surviving the schemes of the king and queen weren't enough, Ben has bigger problems. The great goblin chieftain Ugg-lukk plans to conquer the kingdom, and Ben's home is in danger. The king and queen see the perfect opportunity to be rid of Ben forever, and the princess sees a chance for Ben to prove himself worthy. Ben finds himself in charge of the war with a pacifist wizard and a bard with delusions of grandeur as his only friends. Disaster piles upon disaster as they rush toward a battle for the kingdom that nobody is ready to face.

This novel is the sequel to The Stuttering Bard of York.