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Authors: John R. Fultz

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Indreyah the Sea-Queen
—Ruler of an ancient kingdom beneath the Cryptic Sea; a known sorceress.

King Trimesqua of Yaskatha
—King of Yaskatha; veteran of the South Island wars; father of D’zan.

King Undutu of Mumbaza
—Twelve-year-old Boy-King; son of Umbrala.

Queen Umbrala of Mumbaza
—Mother of Undutu; reigning Queen-Regent of Mumbaza.

King Angrid of the Icelands
—Lord of the Frozen North; ruler of the Udvorg clans.

King Ammon of Shar Dni
—First Son of Tadarus; brother of Shaira; father of Andoses.

Iardu the Shaper
—Master of Shapes; a known sorcerer reputed to live on an island in the Cryptic Sea.

Contents
 

Front Cover Image

Welcome

Dedication

Map

 

Prologue: Sunset in Yaskatha

1: City of Men and Giants

2: Words of the Giant-King

3: Sea, Storm and Stone

4: Evening in Udurum

5: Hunters

6: In the Palace of Sacred Waters

7: Lessons

8: In the Kingdom of Ice

9: In the Shadow, in the Sun

10: A Storm of Blood and Darkness

11: People of the Cold Flame

12: Patterns

13: Flame and Fang

14: Prince of Shadows

15: Court of the Sea Queen

16: The Blessings of Winter

17: Six Princes

18: War Plans

19: Sunrise in Khyrei

20: Mother and Daughter

21: Wisdom of the Shaper

22: Three Ships

23: On the Cryptic Sea

24: Land of the Feathered Serpent

25: A Shadow from Zaashari

26: The Game of Blood and Fire

27: The Laughter of Elhathym

28: Death in Victory, Victory in Death

29: Secret of the High Realms

30: Stone, Glass, and Crystal

31: Vengeance

32: Beginnings (Kings and Queens)

Epilogue: Shadows and Glass

Acknowledgments

 

Extras

 

Meet the Author

 

Interview

 

A Preview of
Seven Kings

 

Publications by John R. Fultz

 

Dramatis Personae

 

Copyright

Copyright
 

The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

Copyright © 2012 by John R. Fultz

Excerpt from
Seven Kings
copyright © 2012 by John R. Fultz

Map illustration by Chad Roberts.

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ISBN 978-0-316-20602-0

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