This is the story of Kelder, a young man from a village in Small Kingdoms, who sets out in pursuit of fortune and adventure, and becomes involved with a mysterious winged girl.
That's a beautiful story about love, friendship, freedom, compassion, adventure and magic. I love returning to this book and keep waiting for its sequels, which aren't entirely impossible. You'll hardly find many fantasy books like this one.
About 'Taking Flight' on author's website
http://www.ethshar.com/takingflight.html
The Misenchanted Page by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Official author's website, designed by himself, containing information about all his books and a lot, really a lot of other interesting stuff.
http://www.watt-evans.com/
Ethshar Official Website
Website dedicated to Ethshar series, designed by author himself. Here you can find a lot of information about all books, and also the latest parts, written as online serials.
http://www.ethshar.com/
Background information about Ethshar
On this page, author himself describes such details, like clothing, customs, religion and cosmology, geography, history and political situation in the world of Ethshar
http://www.ethshar.com/background.html