Book 1

The Baker's Boy

by J V Jones

Published 1 June 1995
As the King of the Four Kingdoms lies dying, traitorous conspirators prepare a political marriage to ensure they will control the crown. But the young noblewoman Melliandra refuses betrothal to a sinister prince, and instead flees the castle with the miracle-working kitchen apprentice, Jack.

Book 2

A Man Betrayed

by J V Jones

Published 30 August 1996
Volume 2 of the Book of Words series, is a fantasy adventure where the lethal conspiracies and deadly intrigues of the mighty can be countered only by the power of magic.

Book 3

Master and Fool

by J V Jones

Published 1 November 1996
From dungeon to cathedral, from brothel to hermit's hut, the gambits of the mighty face the power of seers and stars. In the fortress of Bren, mad King Kylock and the wizard Baralis spread their sadistic terror across the shattered kingdoms. Meanwhile, the fallen knight Tawl and Jack, the baker's boy, meet in a quest to save widowed Melliandra and her unborn child.

Books 1-3

The Book of Words

by J V Jones

Published 1 December 2000
As the King of the Four Kingdoms lies dying, traitorous conspirators prepare a political marriage to ensure they will control the crown. But the young noblewoman Melliandra refuses betrothal to a sinister prince, and instead flees the castle with the miracle-working kitchen apprentice, Jack.