Brokedown Palace Author:Steven Brust Once Upon A Time... — There were four brothers who ruled the land Fenario: —
King Laszlo a good man -- though perhaps a little mad
Prince Andre a cleaver man -- though perhaps a shallow
Prince Vilmos a strong man -- though perhaps a little... more » stupid
Prince Miklos the youngest, prehaps a little -- no, a lot -- stubborn
Once upon a time there were four brothers -- and a goddess, a wizard, an enigmatic talking stallion, a very hunger dragon -- and a crumbling, Brokedown Palace on the banks of the River of Faerie...« less
Brust adapts a Hungarian fairytale about three royal brothers and the vast, literally crumbling palace they inhabit into a mini-saga about family, jealousy, love, decline and rebirth.
Well, I just finished this. Its ... neat and hard to pin down at the same time. It is very much a well developed fairy tale, and one of the old school not the modern. Threads are left dangling and there is hate, love, change, pain and growth.
Its a wonderful book and I hope others will read it.