King's Quest: Kingdom of Sorrow

From King's Quest Omnipedia

This is the second of the three official King's Quest novels. Kingdom of Sorrow was written by Kenyon Morr (pseudonym of Mark Sumner and Marella Sands).

This novel takes place before the events in the first novel. Rosella is but seven years old and the kingdom is still in good shape. The book, in the beginning, gives enough backstory for the non-gamer to understand the gist of life at Castle Daventry.

Daventry, preparing for the arriving spring, suddenly finds itself trapped in unnatural cold weather and snow. Graham and Valanice are invited to the Old Wood of the fairies where they learn thath Ahi'aorina, the Queen of the Old Wood - the very essence of Spring itself - has been kidnapped by the giant Dunstan.

It is left up to Graham to track down the kidnapped queen and set things to right. He meets a variety of different characters with a variety of good and mediocre characterizations on his journey. Graham is accompanied by a wandering minstrel.