The King's Sons (The Herezoth Trilogy)
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Authors: Victoria Grefer
THE KING’S SONS
Victoria
Grefer
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Copyright © 2012
Victoria
Grefer
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ISBN:
1481047442
ISBN-13:
978-1481047449
DEDICATION
For Loren and Erin, my dear sisters. Erin, I
will never, ever forget reading “Monkey Monkey’s Trick” with you when you were
little! You loved that book so much. And Lo, I will always remember how it was
you that first got me to read Harry Potter on New Years Day, 2000. That was the
first fantasy novel I ever read, and it made me fall in love with the genre. I
would never have written this trilogy without you! You both are a wonderful
blessing in my life. I don’t know what I would ever do without you.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Greg and Rachel, you have always been
great first readers. This time you truly outdid yourselves. Gratitude is not
enough for helping me whip this novel into shape with your insightful reactions
to early drafts!
Dad and Brenda, thanks for your love and
support. You’ve always encouraged me to be who I am and pursue my dreams. I
appreciate all you’ve done and continue to do.
Brad, the covers you designed for me are
GORGEOUS, and I could neither be more grateful, nor more impressed. Thank you a
million times!
Thanks to everyone who’s given me support over at my blog,
www.crimsonleague.com. You are all so helpful, and so encouraging. You let me
know I am not alone in the world of writing.
Thanks to all the fans and reviewers of “The
Crimson League.” Your positive response helped give me the courage to put the
rest of the trilogy out there. I appreciate you all!
Prologue
: Francie Rafe
Chapter One
: A Daughter Without Magic
Chapter Two
: The King’s Sons
Chapter Three
: Partsvale
Chapter Four
: Valkin’s New Duties
Chapter Five
: Saving Francie
Chapter Six
: The Queen and the Sorceress
Chapter Seven
: The King Gains a Spy
Chapter Eight
: Kora’s Children
Chapter Nine
: Terrance Returns
Chapter Ten
: Lottie
Chapter Eleven
: First Kiss
Chapter Twelve
: The King’s Revenge
Chapter Thirteen
: Turning the Enemy
Chapter Fourteen
: Linstrom’s New Plan
Chapter Fifteen
: Preparing Oakdowns
Chapter Sixteen
: Leaving Oakdowns
Chapter Seventeen
Enter Esclavay
Chapter Eighteen
Battle at the Stables
Chapter Nineteen
: Battle at the Library
Chapter Twenty
: Adage and Trite
Chapter Twenty-One
: Laskenay
Epilogue
: One Year Later
Herezoth:
the largest of the three island kingdoms,
it is also the most industrialized and known for the magic some of its
residents are born with. Natives are pale-skinned.
Traigland:
second largest kingdom. Pacifistic, with
a booming sea trade. Colonized by Herezoth long ago, it has since adopted a
dialect of Herezoth’s language as its own. Natives have darker skin than those
of Herezoth.
Esclavay:
smallest kingdom. Though its natives are
similar in appearance to those of Traigland, it relies on its slave economy to
function. Because of its slave trade, both Traigland and Herezoth have had
long-standing trade embargoes in place against Esclavay.
(Map available at www.victoriagrefer.com)
Agatha
Abden:
member of Evant Linstrom’s band, sorceress
Carson
Amison:
the late Duke of Yangerton; attacked Vane Unsten
and nearly killed him at the founding of the Magic Council
Arbora
Anders:
foundress of the Enchanted Fist; supported the
princes’ kidnappers in their childhood
Gerr
Bruan:
Herezoth’s foremost general, loyal to the king
Kansten
Carder:
deceased, grew up with Bendelof in the
farmlands west of Podrar. She was in the Crimson League
Kansten
Cason:
Kora Porteg’s daughter, her oldest child
Kora
Cason:
married name of Kora Porteg. Sorceress and
former member of the Crimson League exiled to Traigland
Laskenay
Cason:
Kora’s daughter, thirteen years old
Parker
Cason:
Kora’s husband, a blacksmith from Yangerton
residing in Traigland
Tressa
Cason:
Kora’s youngest child, eleven years old
Walten
Cason:
the elder of Kora’s two sons, eighteen
Wilhem
Cason:
the younger of Kora’s two sons, at sixteen years
old
Bendelof
Esper:
former member of the Crimson League, Gratton
Welder’s deceased wife
Sedder
Foden:
deceased. Kora’s childhood friend, Crimson
League
Malzin
Forzythe:
Zalski Forzythe’s wife, killed the day of his
fall
Zalski
Forzythe:
former dictator of Herezoth and Vane Unsten’s
uncle, son of the last Duke of Lanceton
Gilbert
Greller:
eldest son of the Duke of Podrar and Thad’s
brother
Mason
Greller:
Duke of Podrar and Rexson’s Chief Adviser.
Father of Gilbert and Thad
Tanya
Greller:
Duchess of Yangerton. Carson Amison’s sister,
married to Gilbert Greller
Thad
Greller:
youngest son of the Duke of Podrar, Vane
Unsten’s best friend
Bidd
Grissner:
deceased. Hayden’s cousin, was in the Crimson
League
Hayden
Grissner:
the current Duke of Crescenton, though of
common birth, and former member of the Crimson League
Alten
Grombach:
first general of Zalski Forzythe’s army
Hansrelto:
ancient sorcerer rebel, crafter of a famous, evil spellbook
August
Heathdon:
Vane Unsten’s wife, Duchess of Ingleton
Dalen
Heathdon:
Vane and August’s youngest son, three years old
Esper
Heathdon:
Vane and August’s oldest child, a twin
Harren
Heathdon:
Vane and August’s seven-year-old son
Laskenay
Heathdon:
former Duchess of Ingleton and Zalski Forzythe’s
twin. Vane’s mother.
Luce
Heathdon:
Esper’s twin sister, daughter of Vane and August
Valkin
Heathdon:
former Duke of Ingleton and Vane’s father,
after whom Vane was officially named
Ryne
Howar:
baker in Partsvale. Spy for the king,
infiltrating Linstrom’s plot
Lanokas:
Rexson Phinnean’s alias with the Crimson League
Evant
Linstrom:
sorcerer who heads a conspiracy to attack
Partsvale
Lottie
Lare:
Linstrom’s lover, one of his supporters
Menikas:
the former
crown prince, deceased. Rexson’s older brother, Hune Phinnean, used this name
as an alias with the Crimson League
Petroc:
a sorcerer in the days of Zalski who aided the Crimson League. Evant Linstrom’s
father
Gracia
Phinnean:
Queen of Herezoth
Hune
Phinnean:
youngest of Herezoth’s three princes
Melinda
Phinnean
: eleven-year-old princess
Neslan
Phinnean:
second-born prince of Herezoth
Rexson
Phinnean:
King of Herezoth
Valkin
Phinnean:
crown prince
Rexy
Plaint:
sorcerer graduate of the Carphead Academy
Dorane
Polve:
a sorcerer, officer of the Enchanted Fist who
kidnapped the king’s sons in years past
Ilana
Porteg:
Zacry and Kora’s mother, grandmother to Kansten
and her siblings
Joslyn
Porteg:
Zacry’s wife, Traiglandian
Zacry
Porteg:
Kora’s younger brother, sorcerer and academic
Casandra
Quin:
fire-starter and member of the Magic Council as
well as the Enchanted Fist. Hart’s wife
Hart
Quin:
member of the Enchanted Fist and Magic Council.
He has the power to shape glass with touch
Francie
Rafe:
Vane’s Unsten’s childhood friend, raised in the
village of Fontferry. Member of the Magic Council
Jane
Trand:
sorcery instructor at the Carphead Academy
Teena
Unsten:
an innkeeper who raised Vane as her son
Vane
Unsten:
sorcerer, son of the former Duke and Duchess of Ingleton
Lorence
Vierno:
Count of Carphead, where the Magic Council’s
school is located
Gertrude
Vole:
Terrance Vole’s cousin and minor seer. Supports
Linstrom’s enterprise.
Terrance
Vole:
sorcerer and Evant Linstrom’s second-in-command.
conspirator
Gratton
Welder:
a royal guardsman stationed in the village of
Partsvale
Mick
and Mart Wolding:
brothers, sorcerer graduates of the
Carphead Academy