The Children of Kings
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| Author | Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross |
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| Cover artist | Matt Stawicki |
| Language | English |
| Series | Darkover |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | March 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 381 |
| Preceded by | The Alton Gift |
| Followed by | The Laran Gambit |
The Children of the Kings is a science fiction novel by American writers Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross in the Darkover series. It was first published by in hardcover by DAW Books in 2013.[2] The book is the second part of the "Children of Kings" duology.
The book starts about two years after the events in The Alton Gift, and is a direct continuation of that story. The book falls in the Darkover time period that the publisher has labeled "Modern Darkover", which succeeds the departure of the Terran Federation.
Characters
[edit]Comyn
[edit]- Gareth Elhalyn-Hastur, Heir to Elhalyn and to the Crown of the Comyn.
- Danilo Hastur, Gareth's father and the son of the late Regis Hastur
- Miralys Elhalyn, Gareth's mother, the heiress of the Elhalyn Domain
- Mikhail Lanart-Hastur, Regent of the Comyn.
- Marguerida Alton-Hastur, Mikhail's wife.
- Linnea Storn, Gareth's grandmother and Regis Hastur's wife, Keeper of the Comyn Tower
- Danilo Ardais-Syrtis, the paxman and bredhyu to the late Regis Hastur, a close family friend.
- Domenic Alton-Hastur, Mikhail and Marguerida's son.
- Illona Rider, underkeeper of Neskaya Tower and the nedestro daughter of Lord Ardais, betrothed to Domenic.
- Silvana of Nevarsin aka Kierestelli Hastur, the Keeper of Nevarsin Tower, the daughter of Regis and Linnea raised by the chieri.
- Danilo Syrtis-Ardais, paxman to the late Regis Hastur.
- Lew Alton, the old Lord Alton, Marguerida Alton's father, retired to Nevarsin after two heart attacks.
- Hermes Aldaran, former Senator to teh Terran Federation
Dry Towners
[edit]- Cyrillon Sensar, a Dry Towner merchant who has dealings with Gareth and Domenic.
- Rahelle, Cyrillon's daughter.
- Korllen, cook of Cyrillon's trading party
- Tomas, Alric and Rakhal, members of Cyrillon's trading party
- Dayan, Lord of Shainsa.
- Merach, the sword arm of Dayan.
- Hayat, Dayan's son.
- Rivoth, the headman of Korllen's home village
- Adahab, Rivot's eldest son.
Terrans
[edit]- Poulos, a Terran arms dealer and smuggler, the captain of the Lamonica.
- Offenbach, the ship's mate
- Robard, Taz, Viss, Jory, Lakrin are the crew of the Lamonica
- Cuinn, a village headman dealing with Poulos
- Harris, the captain of the Grissom, a Terranan rebel ship in need of repair
- Dauntless, a supposed Federation ship in pursuit of the Grissom
- Jeram aka Jeremiah Reed, a Terranan regenade who stayed on Darkover when the Federation left.
Chieri
[edit]- David Hamilton, the Terran doctor from The World Wreckers, living with the chieri
- Keral, a chieri, David Hamilton's mate and Kierestelli's foster parent
- Lianantheren, child of David and Keral, Kierestelli's foster sibling
- Diravanariel, the chieri elder who cast Kierestelli out
Publication history
[edit]- Mar 2013, DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1615), 978-0-7564-0797-1, 381pp, hardcover
- Jul 2013, DAW Books/SFBC, #1375945, 381pp, hardcover
- Mar 2014, DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1615), 978-0-7564-0854-1, 453pp, paperback
References
[edit]- ^ The Children of Kings title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ "Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust".
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| The Ages of Chaos | |
| The Hundred Kingdoms | |
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| After the Comyn | |
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