The Reluctant King
 The Reluctant King is the overall title of a trilogy of fantasy novels written by L. Sprague de Camp as part of his Novarian series as well as the 1983 omnibus collection gathering the books together into one volume. The trilogy features de Camp's sword and sorcery hero King Jorian of Xylar and is composed of The Goblin Tower (1968) The Clocks of Iraz (1971) and The Unbeheaded King (1983).