I'm curious, was it a Tom Clancy novel? Just it's like that in just about every one of his books that I've read.
The book was Honored Enemy (Legends of the Riftwar, Book 1). The Riftwar series was incredible, the Serpentwar series was good and I couldn't get through whatever the last Feist book I tried to read.
William R. Forstchen co-wrote this book. The book was OK, but not in the same league as earlier Feist books or those co-authored with Janny Wurtz.
