The Long War 03 - The Red Prince (68 page)
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Authors: A. J. Smith
Tags: #Fantasy, #Science Fiction & Fantasy
In the court of every city in the lands of Ro, an enchantress sits.
And in the minds of that city, each enchantress weaves a song. She sings of the liberation of the land; the taming of the highland tribes; the birth of a precious new race; the world united under a single creed.
Yet none sing of the murder of the young Prince Christophe; of the rebellion of Canarn; of blighted gods stirring from their endless slumber; nor the lonely quest of a father to avenge the children that were stolen from him.
But every song, as every life, must come to an end…
A
LL
THAT
WAS
DEAD
WILL
RISE
.
A
LL
THAT
NOW
LIVES
WILL
FALL
...
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Between the desert plains of Karesia and the icy wastes of Ranen, there once lay the kingdom of Ro. Its men and women worshipped the One and he was much pleased with them. His armies were strong. His lands were fertile. And his people prospered and grew… complacent.
Their enemies saw they were unwatchful. And the armies of the south fell upon the land like rain. And their sorcerers remade the kingdom in fire and blood in readiness for the rise of a new god; a nation of slaves awaiting sacrifice.
Such a fate it was that befell Haran, bounded by sea and stone, the mightiest stronghold of the west. Now, Alexander Tiris, the Red Prince, can only brood upon the downfall of his people, cut off from his own city by the mercenary army of the Seven Sisters.
Until the arrival of the one man who can wield the sisters’ power against them…
A
LL
THAT
WAS
DEAD
WILL
RISE
.
A
LL
THAT
NOW
LIVES
WILL
FALL
...
The fourth Chronicle of the Long War,
The World Raven
, will be published in Summer 2016
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First published in the UK in 2015 by Head of Zeus Ltd
Copyright © A. J. Smith, 2015
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ISBN (eBook) 9781784080853
ISBN (HB) 9781784080860
ISBN (XTPB) 9781784080877
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Table of Contents
The Tale of the Old Bloods
Prologue
Part 1
Chapter 1: Randall of Darkwald in the Town of Kabrin
Chapter 2: Kale Glenwood in the Duchy of Haran
Chapter 3: Tyr Nanon in the Fell
Chapter 4: Fallon of Leith in the City of South Warden
Chapter 5: Bronwyn of Canarn in the Moon Woods
Part 2
Chapter 6: Halla Summer Wolf in the City of Jarvik
Chapter 7: Gwendolyn of Hunter's Cross in the Duchy of Haran
Chapter 8: Randall of Darkwald in the City of Kessia
Chapter 9: Dalian Thief Taker in the City of Ro Weir
Chapter 10: Lord Bromvy Black Guard in the City of Canarn
Chapter 11: Kale Glenwood in the City of Ro Weir
Epilogue
The Tale of Jaa
Prologue
Part 1
Chapter 1: Fallon the Grey in the Realm of Scarlet
Chapter 2: Bronwyn of Canarn in the Moon Woods
Chapter 3: Halla Summer Wolf at the Bear's Mouth
Chapter 4: Gwendolyn of Hunter's Cross in the City of Ro Tiris
Chapter 5: Randall of Darkwald in the City of Thrakka
Chapter 6: Fynius Black Claw in the City of South Warden
Part 2
Chapter 7: Fallon the Grey in the Realm of Scarlet
Chapter 8: Tyr Nanon in the City of Ro Weir
Chapter 9: Bronwyn of Canarn in the Realm of Scarlet
Chapter 10: Saara the Mistress of Pain in the City of Ro Weir
Chapter 11: Gwendolyn of Hunter's Cross in the Merchant Enclave of Cozz
Chapter 12: Utha the Ghost in the City of Thrakka
Epilogue
About the Chronicles of the Long War
