King's Quest: The Floating Castle

The first of King's Quest novels. Unlike the second and third novel, this first was written by Craig Mills.

This story takes place after Alexander's return to Daventry. As he hurries home to beat an upcoming storm, he notices what looks like a dark flying castle in the sky above him. Sure enough, after a particularly vicious storm, the dark castle has planted itself right in Daventry's countryside and sends warriors and monsters to terrorize the bewildered land.

The villian in this story, the powerful wizard Telegrin who stole the castle, comes to the castle and demands power over Daventry and its people. When Graham refuses, the wizard steals his soul. Alexander immediately sets out with an apprentice wizard to retrieve it.

Many familiar fantasy elements appear here - witches who turn people into frogs and captive princesses.