Glitterspike Hall cover illustration by Geoff Taylor

Glitterspike Hall a novel by Mike Jefferies. The first book in the Heirs to Gnarlsmyre series1989

From his ancient palace high above the twisting narrow streets of the City of Glor and the treacherous frozen marshes of Gnarlsmyre, Miresnare, Lord of the Glitterspike rules with an iron hand. But his days are numbered and he has no son.