Authors: Sharon Shinn
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Ace Books by Sharon Shinn
THE SHAPE OF DESIRE
STILL LIFE WITH SHAPE-SHIFTER
THE TURNING SEASON
TROUBLED WATERS
ROYAL AIRS
JEWELED FIRE
MYSTIC AND RIDER
THE THIRTEENTH HOUSE
DARK MOON DEFENDER
READER AND RAELYNX
FORTUNE AND FATE
ARCHANGEL
JOVAH’S ANGEL
THE ALLELUIA FILES
ANGELICA
ANGEL-SEEKER
WRAPT IN CRYSTAL
THE SHAPE-CHANGER’S WIFE
HEART OF GOLD
SUMMERS AT CASTLE AUBURN
JENNA STARBORN
QUATRAIN
Viking / Firebird Books by Sharon Shinn
THE SAFE-KEEPER’S SECRET
THE TRUTH-TELLER’S TALE
THE DREAM-MAKER’S MAGIC
GENERAL WINSTON’S DAUGHTER
GATEWAY
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Shinn, Sharon.
Jeweled fire / Sharon Shinn.
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ISBN 978-0-425-27705-8 (hardcover)
I. Title.
PS3569.H499J49 2015
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FIRST EDITION: November 2015
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To that crazy fan who never expected a dedication.
These are the blessings I pulled for you: intelligence, love, and time.
Contents
Who’s Who in the Southern Nations
Welchin Affiliations and Random Blessings
W
HO
’
S
W
HO
IN
THE
S
OUTHERN
N
ATIONS
IN MALINQUA
F
ILOMARA
, empress
G
ARAMENO
, Filomara’s oldest nephew
J
IRAMONDI
, Filomara’s second-oldest nephew
G
REGGORIO
, Filomara’s youngest nephew, son of Morli
A
RAVANI
AND
S
UBRIELLA
, Filomara’s daughters
M
ORLI
AND
D
ONATO
, two of Filomara’s four brothers
H
ARLO
, the prefect
M
ARIANA
, Harlo’s wife
L
IRAMELLI
, daughter to Harlo and Mariana
B
ARTOLO
AND
S
ATTISI
, Filomara’s cousin and his wife
S
ARONA
, a high-born young lady
L
ORIAN
, steward of the royal palace
E
MILITA
, Corene’s maid
B
ILLINI
, a tavern owner
R
ENALTO
C
ORSICARA
, head of Malinqua’s institute of biological research
VISITORS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
C
ORENE
, a princess from Welce
S
TEFF
(S
TEFFANOLO
K
ORDAN
B
ORS
A
DOVA
), the son of a Welchin farmer and Subriella
F
OLEY
, a member of the Welchin royal guard
L
EAH
, a Welchin native acting as a spy for Darien Serlast
A
DA
S
IMMS
, a Welchin sea captain
M
ELISSANDE
, a princess from Cozique
C
HANDRAN
, a merchant from Cozique
A
LETTE
, a princess from Dhonsho
T
EYTA
, the daughter of a shopkeeper from Dhonsho
C
HEELIN
B
ARLIO
, a young man from Dhonsho
IN WELCE
J
OSETTA
, Corene’s sister
D
ARIEN
S
ERLAST
, Corene’s father, advisor to the old king, currently the regent
Z
OE
L
ALINDAR
, coru prime and wife of Darien Serlast
A
LYS
, Corene’s mother, formerly the third wife of the old king
D
OMINIC
W
OLLIMER
, Alys’s second husband
N
ELSON
A
RDELAY
, sweela prime
K
AYLE
D
OCHENZA
, elay prime
T
ARO
F
ROTHEN
, torz prime
R
AFE
A
DOVA
, Steff’s half brother and the eldest of Subriella’s sons
W
ELCHIN
A
FFILIATIONS
AND
R
ANDOM
B
LESSINGS
| ELAY (AIR/SOUL) | HUNTI (WOOD/BONE) | SWEELA (FIRE/MIND) |
| joy | courage | innovation |
| hope | strength | love |
| kindness | steadfastness | imagination |
| beauty | loyalty | clarity |
| vision | certainty | intelligence |
| grace | resolve | charm |
| honor | determination | talent |
| spirituality | power | creativity |
| CORU (WATER/BLOOD) | TORZ (EARTH/FLESH) | EXTRAORDINARY |
| change | serenity | synthesis |
| travel | honesty | triumph |
| flexibility | health | time |
| swiftness | fertility | |
| resilience | contentment | |
| luck | patience | |
| persistence | endurance | |
| surprise | wealth | |