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An Epic New Fantasy Series from Fan Favorite Jill WilliamsonThis edition includes the first three parts of the Kinsman Chronicles originally released as ebooks.o Part 1--Darkness Reignso Part 2--The Heir Waro Part 3--The End of All ThingsThe gods are angry.Volcanic eruptions, sinkholes, ground shakers--everything points to their unhappiness. At least that is what the king of Armania believes. His son, Prince Wilek, thinks his father's superstitions are nonsense, though he remains the ever dutiful First Arm of Armania. When a messenger arrives and claims that the town of Farway has been swallowed by the earth, the king sends Wilek to investigate. But what Wilek discovers is more cataclysmic than one lost city. Even as the ground shifts beneath his feet, Wilek sets out on a desperate journey to save his people and his world. But can he do it before the entire land crumbles?

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	05 avril 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441229724
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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The Kinsman Chronicles
King’s Folly
Darkness Reigns: Part One
The Heir War: Part Two
The End of All Things: Part Three
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2016 by Jill Williamson
Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Ebook edition created 2016
Ebook corrections 06.27.2017
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4412-2972-4
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, incidents, and dialogues are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Cover design by LOOK Design Studio
Author is represented by MacGregor Literary, Inc.
Contents
Cover
The Kinsman Chronicles
Title Page
Copyright Page
Key Players
Map
A Note From the Author
Epigraph
Part One: Darkness Reigns
Prologue
Wilek
Mielle
Charlon
Trevn
Wilek
Mielle
Wilek
Trevn
Wilek
Charlon
Mielle
Wilek
Charlon
Wilek
Trevn
Wilek
Trevn
Wilek
Part Two: The Heir War
Trevn
Kalenek
Wilek
Trevn
Mielle
Kalenek
Inolah
Trevn
Hinck
Charlon
Kalenek
Trevn
Mielle
Hinck
Qoatch
Trevn
Kalenek
Wilek
Trevn
Kalenek
Qoatch
Inolah
Hinck
Inolah
Trevn
Charlon
Kalenek
Qoatch
Kalenek
Qoatch
Kalenek
Trevn
Kalenek
Hinck
Wilek
Part Three: The End of All Things
Charlon
Wilek
Trevn
Kalenek
Wilek
Trevn
Kalenek
Hinck
Wilek
Charlon
Trevn
Mielle
Hinck
Kalenek
Qoatch
Inolah
Wilek
Charlon
Trevn
Wilek
Mielle
Trevn
Charlon
Kalenek
Wilek
Charlon
Trevn
Grayson
Wilek
Trevn
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Back Ad
Back Cover
Key Players
ARMANIA
House Hadar
Echad [EE-kad] -Rosâr Hadar , king of Armania
Schwyl , Echad’s onesent
Captain Lebbe Alpress , captain of the King’s Guard
Filkin Yohthehreth , prophet to Rosâr Echad
Avenelle/Mother Rosârah , mother of Echad
Brelenah-Rosârah , Echad’s first wife, Wilek and Inolah’s mother
Sir Rayim Veralla , captain of the Queen’s Guard
Hawley , Brelenah’s onesent
Wilek [WILL-ek] -Sâr Hadar , son of Echad and Brelenah
Sir Kalenek Veroth , Wilek’s High Shield
Novan , Kalenek’s backman
Agmado Harton , Wilek’s backman
Dendrick , Wilek’s onesent
Lebetta , Wilek’s concubine
Laviel-Rosârah , Echad’s second wife, Janek’s mother
Janek-Sâr Hadar , son of Echad and Laviel
Sir Jayron , Janek’s High Shield
Oli [OH-lee] Agoros , Duke of Canden, Janek’s backman
Timmons , Janek’s onesent
Mattenelle , Janek’s concubine
Pia [PEE-ah], Janek’s concubine
Thallah-Rosârah , Echad’s third wife, Trevn’s mother
Trevn-Sâr Hadar , son of Echad and Thallah
Sir Cadoc Wyser , Trevn’s High Shield
Hinckdan Faluk , Earl of Dacre, Trevn’s backman
Beal , Trevn’s onesent
Valena-Rosârah , Echad’s fourth wife
Hrettah-Sârah Hadar , daughter of Echad and Valena
Rashah-Sârah Hadar , daughter of Echad and Valena
Ojeda-Rosârah , Echad’s fifth wife
Others in Everton
Father Tomek , high priest of Arman, tutor to Trevn
Eudora Agoros , Oli’s sister
Pontiff Barthel Rogedoth , head of the Rôb Church
Admiral Hanray Vendal , admiral of the king’s fleet
Captain Aldair Livina , captain of the Half Moon and the Arzah
The Omatta Clan
Rand , leader of the Omatta
Meelo , Rand’s son
Teaka , Rand’s mother
SARIKAR
House Pitney
King Jorger Pitney , king of Sarikar, the God’s King
Princess Nabelle Barta , Jorger’s daughter, widowed mother to Zeroah
Zeroah Barta , Nabelle’s daughter, betrothed to Wilek Hadar
Mielle Allard , Kalenek’s ward, honor maiden to Lady Zeroah
Prince Loran Pitney , King Jorger’s second-born son and heir
Princess Saria Pitney , Prince Loran’s daughter
RUREKAU
House Orsona
Nazer Orsona , emperor of Rurekau
Inolah [IN-oh-la] -Sârah Orsona-Hadar , Nazer’s wife, daughter of Echad and Brelenah
Ree , Inolah’s nurse
Prince Ulrik Orsona , son to Nazer and Inolah, heir to the throne of Rurekau
Prince Ferro Orsona , son to Nazer and Inolah
Princess Vallah Orsona , daughter to Nazer and Inolah
MAGONIA
Ruling Clan
Mreegan , Magonian Chieftess
Kateen , First of Mreegan’s Five Maidens
Astaa , Second of Mreegan’s Five Maidens
Roya , Third of Mreegan’s Five Maidens
Eedee , Fourth of Mreegan’s Five Maidens
Rone , number One of Mreegan’s Five Men
Nuel , number Two of Mreegan’s Five Men
Vald , number Three of Mreegan’s Five Men
Morten , number Four of Mreegan’s Five Men
Torol/Thirsty , number Five of Mreegan’s Five Men
Magon , a great shadir, bonded to Mreegan and Charlon
Also in Magonia
Charlon , a kidnapped woman
Onika [ON-ik-ah], a blind girl
Rustian , Onika’s dune cat
Grayson , a boy with a gray rash
Jhorn , a prisoner
Burk , a thief
TENMA
Priestess Jazlyn , the Sixth Great Lady of Tenma
Qoatch [KO-ach], Jazlyn’s eunuch slav, a seer
Gozan , a great shadir, bonded to Jazlyn
The Gods of the Five Realms
Arman , the father god
Athos , god of justice and law
Avenis/Avennia , god/goddess of beauty
Barthos , god of the earth/soil
Cethra/Cetheria , god/goddess of protection
Dendron , god of nature
Gâzar , ruler of the Lowerworld, bringer of death
Iamos , god/goddess of healing
Lâhat , god of fire
Magon , goddess of magic
Mikreh , god of fate and fortune
Nivanreh , god of travel
Rurek , god of war
Sarik , god of wisdom
Tenma , the mother god
Thalassa , virgin goddess of the sea
Yobat/Yobatha , god/goddess of pleasure and celebration
Zitheos , god of animals
Map
A Note From the Author
T hanks for reading King’ s Folly , the first book in T HE K INSMAN C HRONICLES . Continue the adventures of Wilek and Trevn in King’ s Blood .
This book was a challenge for two reasons: its scope and the darkness of its storyworld. I spent a lot of time researching the kings of the Old Testament and the world in which they lived. And while T HE K INSMAN C HRONICLES does not directly parallel any story in the Bible, I wanted to capture the darkness and superstitions of that ancient world and show how those things continually led God’s chosen people astray.
I’m excited to lead the Armanians back to He Who Made the World during the course of this series.
I’d love to hear from you. You can email me through my website and sign up for my newsletter to get updates on upcoming books and events. If you’d like to help make this book a success, tell people about it, loan your copy to a friend, or ask your library or bookstore to order it. Also, writing a book review for online stores is very helpful.

Discussion questions for T HE K INSMAN C HRONICLES series can be found online at www.jillwilliamson.com/discuss .
If you’d like to see a larger version of the map of the Five Realms, pore over the book’s Pinterest page, or look at family trees, flags, sigils, and runes, visit my website at www.jillwilliamson.com/books/kinsman-chronicles .
Epigraph
The king did evil in the eyes of Arman. He erected altars to Barthos, consulted black spirits, and sacrificed his sons in the fire, following the detestable ways of the priests of Rôb.
—Prophetess Onika, House Hadar 871
Part One: Darkness Reigns
Prologue
A ldair Livina sat at the table in the great cabin of his privately owned ship, the Half Moon , looking over his most recent chart of the Eversea. After an eleven-night voyage north-northwest from the Port of Everton, he had discovered a new island. He had named the isle Bakurah in honor of the first ripe fruit of the season. Aldair hoped that this island would be the first of many.
Father Tomek believed that the Five Woes had come upon them at last. Aldair wasn’t convinced that the world was ending, but he appreciated the challenge set before him. And the pay.
The Half Moon was a lateen-rigged ship built for exploring. Smaller, lighter, and faster than the merchant tubs that frequented the Eversea, or the king’s galley ships, it took only fifteen men to sail her and no oarsmen. It had taken three days to circle the new island, which Aldair believed to be slightly smaller than Odarka. Strangely, the water on its northern side was a great deal warmer and bluer than the aqua waters of the Eversea. Aldair succumbed to boldness and scratched the word Northsea on the chart above the newly discovered isle.
After rounding the isle, the Half Moon had started the long journey home for supplies. Any moment now they would reach the Everton Harbor. Since dusk grew nearer, Aldair had given the order to sail between the cliffs and the reefs. It wasn’t the safest route, but his men had taken the journey countless times. And if they didn’t reach the harbor before dark, they’d have to anchor out for one more night. Everyone was eager to get home. Tonight Aldair would sleep in his own bed in his own house. He would give his crew five days’ leave before returning with haste to Bakurah with a second ship to explore the isle while Aldair sailed the Half Moon farther into the unknown.
The ship suddenly quivered as if the anchor chain were running out of the hawser pipe. Aldair straightened and stilled, feeling the movement. Bottles of wine rattled on the sideboard. His inkwell shook its way across the table. That hadn’t felt like a reef. And there were no shallows here that they could be up against, yet the trembling continued as if the vessel were dragging over soft ground.
It had to be another earthq