Simon Hawke - The Iron Throne.

The Iron Throne was published in 1995 and is a novel describing the last Anuirean Emperor in the, by some well-known, setting of Birthright (A campaign world for the "Dungeons and Dragons" Roleplaying Game by TSR/Wizards of the Coast).

The story is rather well-written with but a few chunky parts. It describes the life of the Lord High Chamberlain of the Emperor Michael Roele and their journey together from the cradle to the grave.

It is a non-typical epic fantasy with a lush and detailed setting that will appeal to many fantasy enthusiasts, especially D&D players with ties to the Birthright campaign setting but can be read without any connection to said setting.

I would give it a rating of 7 out of 10. (mostly because I have the aforementioned tie to Birthright).