Marak, a clan soldier in Khadora, is supposed to be sacrificed so that the clan lord can save face, but the young warrior has other ideas. Given the opportunity to manage an estate that stands on the brink of failure, Marak turns the table on the powerful lords who enslave the people of Khadora. Young Lord of Khadora is the first volume of the epic fantasy series, Forgotten Legacy. Richard S. Tuttle began writing epic fantasy novels in 1997 and has been called "one of this century's leading authors of innovative fantasy tales". He has published over twenty fantasy novels in four series, divided into two main collections. Each collection has it own developed world. The Khadora Collection consists of the eight volume Forgotten Legacy series, while the Alcea collection spans the Targa Trilogy, Sword of Heavens series, and the Demonstone Chronicles series.