Aubrey Fitzwilliam's dad was the Prime Minister of Albion, and Aubrey is forever trying to live up to the title of Sir Darius's son. Unfortunately, he has a talent for finding trouble and a gift for getting out of it. Luckily, he has his best friend George along for this crazy magical ride. At a royal hunting party they save the prince from a magical assassin. Of course, Aubrey doesn't stop there, he has to track down who is behind the magical death threat.
Aubrey was an uneven character. He starts out almost tweenish, like twelve or thirteen, but he is doing things an older teen would be involved in and by the end he borders on adult, nineteenish. The inconsistency bothered me. The plot was intriguing, and I enjoyed the new slant on magic. Blaze of Glory works well for fans of Harry Potter but who long for something with a new twist. I'd read the second, just to see if Aubrey settles into himself as a character.
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