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Set in the far future after the world has been overtaken by a series of catastrophic events, this is the first in an epic fantasy trilogy full of heroism and sacrifice, romance and tragedy, greed and redemption. Blan and her allies, those who aspire to a higher civilisation for mankind, struggle against an enemy who seeks only domination. A new civilization of sorts has emerged from the ashes of a catastrophe on Earth - tall ships sail the seas again in search of safe havens. Blan is drawn from her quiet seaside village to confront a world at war. Abducted by pirates and pursued for his bedchamber by Black Knight, the leader of the expanding empire of Krar, Blan must confront evil and fulfil her true destiny. In Strings of Destiny, the opening chronicle of the Krar series, Blan is freed from the pirates only to find herself in the hands of Black Knight who desires her as his princess. Using all her wits and talent to evade recapture, she must also save her injured grandfather who has secret knowledge vital to Black Knight's ambitions. As the overwhelming forces muster against them, can Blan succeed? The thrilling story will continue in volume 2, Fulcrum of Power.

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Fantasy

Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)

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Publié par	Troubador Publishing Ltd
Date de parution	28 septembre 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781784625887
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Copyright 2015 W. John Tucker
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
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Contents
List of characters
Glossary
Prelude

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Grand Vizier of Krar
For Robert and Mary

List of characters
Aransette
Girl from Nessport, twin sister of Norsnette
Arbitha
Jerkin s assistant, sister of Callika
Arnapa Sirsette (Countess)
Mysterious Master Spy
Azimath
Master Navigator
Belampaw - Bela
Friend and distant cousin of Blan
Binpin
Prime Minister of Dabbin
Black Knight
Prince Cakrocken Cankrar, younger brother of Queen Rega
Blancala
Mother of Praalis
Blancapaw - Blan
Young woman from Prom Village
Blonderimel
Pirate lawyer and judge
Bonmar
Kem s apprentice
Borckren (Count)
Head of secret police; a Master of the Order of Chains
Callika
Pirate ship s doctor, sister of Arbitha
Camb
Friend of Nightsight and brother of Pyran
Cammanth
Young woman met by Blan in Slave Island
Carlcan Fandabbin (Duke) - Carl
Duke of Dabbin
Crannicko
Coffee house proprietor in Slave Island
Crowmar
Pirate, Captain-at-arms
Fairbonus, Grigoni
See Nightsight
Farlooayah
Jet black horse of young Praalis
Fenfenwin Tant (Duchess)
Mother of Memwin
Gardolinya Baron Sirsette
Estate manager at Sirsette Manor
Grentchnir
Eunuch and bodyguard
Jerkin
A pirate captain
Kem
Father of Blan, son of Pondar
Kwannette
Enslaved older sister of Prannette
Memwin (Duchess)
A child; nominal ruler of Proequa
Nargin (Admiral, Count)
Dabbin s chief admiral and best navigator
Neep
Proequan herald, Zeep s twin sister
Nightsight
Grigoni Fairbonus, a comrade of Azimath
Norsnette
Girl from Nessport, twin sister of Aransette
Nwarpaw
Mother of Blan, wife of Kem
Olette
Young woman met by Blan in Slave Island
Ooggah
Orbear matriarch
Parn (Duchess)
Duchess of Dabbin
Pelundlis the Just (Grand Vizier)
Father of Praalis
Pencar
Pirate lad, an orphan
Pennammith - Penna
Kitchen maid, older sister of Pencar
Penndarah
Father of Pennammith and Pencar
Penntrafa
Penndarah s aunt
Pikkin
Deputy Prime Minister of Fandabbin
Plashanette
Proequan mare used by Blan and Memwin
Pokk
Pirate on Jerkin s ship
Pondar
Father of Kem, grandfather of Blan
Portancot
Alias given to Nightsight by Pencar
Praalis
Son of Blancala and Pelundlis the Just
Prakkin
One of Borckren s spies
Prannette
New maid in Jerkin s house; sister of Kwannette
Prokkanix (Count)
Sakscren s ally; Grand Master of the Order of Chains
Pyran
Comrade of Nightsight; brother of Camb
Redrook
Wife of Pondar
Rega (Queen)
Queen of Krar, daughter of Sakscren
Sakscren (Countess)
Mother of Rega and Black Knight
Silquooay (Princess) - Silky
Fianc e of Praalis (in his youth)
Starinette
Fianc e of Azimath
Taksak (Admiral)
A Kraran naval commander
Tarmar
Trawler captain from Slave Island
Tor (Count)
President of the Ducal Council in Proequa
Utukin (General)
A Kraran army commander
Whitestorm
Zeep s horse (a mare)
Zanandir
Jerkin s bodyguard
Zeep
Proequan herald, Neep s twin sister
Glossary
Age of Desert and Poisoned Seas
50,000-30,000 years before Nightless Week
Age of Dust and Moving Seas
30,000-20,000 years before Nightless Week
Age of Recovery
The 20,000 years leading to Nightless Week
Antarcar
Surname of a southern royal family
Archipelago, the
An archipelago stretching approx 400 leagues from Port Fandabbin to Midsea Island
Arctequa Backbone
Central north-south spine of mountains
Arctica
Arctic continent
Bangar Island
Fortified island in Port Fandabbin
Cankrar
Ruling family of Krar
Capital Chamber
The room at the top of Silver Tower
Carlcan s Heron
A ship from Port Fandabbin
Cataclysmic Changes
An era of massive geological change in the Earth.
Catastrophic War
Destroyed former human civilization
Causeway Fort
The fort at the eastern end of the causeway joining Silver Island to Dabbinisca
Chanangii
Race of alien Visitors from outer space
Citadel Castle
In the citadel of Proequa City
Citadel Library
Library in Citadel Castle in Proequa
Citadel Tower
Tower of Citadel Castle in Proequa
Council Chamber
A room in Citadel Castle, Proequa
Dabbin
Duchy in Arctequa ruled by Fandabbin family
Dabbin Court of Crimes
The criminal court in the Duchy of Dabbin
Dabbinisca
The mainland city part of Port Fandabbin
Dragon boat
A rugged longboat made for speed in rough seas
Fairbonus
Family name of former kings of the West
Fandabbin
Ruling family of Dabbin
Fathome
An Earth Fathom ; equal to 1.85 metres
Finger (width)
One hundredth of a fathome; equal to 1.85 cm
Freedom
A ship from Nessport
Garden Chamber
Library in Silver Castle where Kem and Carl first meet
Illumen
Learned humans; pupils of the Visitors
Jarlgem
Surname of a southern royal family
Krar
A kingdom and empire in the east
League
3 miles or 5,550 metres
Mile
A sea mile of 2,000 paces or 1,850 metres
Mount Equa
Southernmost of Arctequa Backbone
Nargar Island
Fortified island in Port Fandabbin
Ninden
Penndarah s sabre
Occidentala
Little used formal name of western continent
Orbear
An orang-utang and bear hybrid
Order of Chains
A secret society in Krar
Orientala
Little used formal name of eastern continent
Pace (length)
Half fathome; equals 92.5 cm
Proequa
Duchy in Arctequa ruled by Tant family
Quimal
Quinquemali: a huge ship with five masts, used by Krar and client states
Royal Castle
Black Knight s headquarters in Krarisca
Silver Castle
The main castle on Silver Island at Port Fandabbin
Silver Island
Fortified island in Port Fandabbin; location of Silver Castle
Silver Tower
The tower at the south-west corner of Silver Castle
Sirsette Manor
A barony in Austra County
Southswan
A ship from Port Fandabbin
Stadia (length)
One stadium is 200 paces
Supreme Court of Slave Island
The pirates own court
Tant
Ruling family of Proequa
Vanantii
Race of alien Visitors from outer space
Visitors
The Vanantii and Chanangii
Prelude
Kanand Castle, Kanand River - year NW 714
Unexpected silence closed around Praalis like fog as he reached the stable yard behind the castle. He had ridden back in haste as soon as the news reached him. Expecting smiling faces and joyful chatter, he was surprised to see the place deserted.
He leapt up the stone steps from the postern to a rear corridor of the castle, the echo of his clattering boots running away to front and back. He turned a corner into a broader passage. This was the corridor he wanted. The rich marble of its long walls and arched ceiling were usually illuminated by lanterns throughout day and night, but not now. It was dark.
His smile faltered as he strode into the shadows. Perhaps someone has arranged a surprise party, he hoped. That would explain the darkness and quiet. It would be just like Silky to do that.
Silquooay was his fianc e. They were due to be married this evening. It was news of Silky s arrival that had brought Praalis galloping back to the castle so early in the day. She had been due yesterday. However, there had been unexpected delays on her way from Akrin, her southern homeland.
After a dozen paces Praalis heard a muffled cry. It seeme