The High King of Montival (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• High King Artos I: The former Rudi MacKenzie: warrior king of much of the northwestern coastal area.
• Mathilda Arminger: Princess of the Portland Protective Association.

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• “Life hurt, and then it hurt some more, and then you died. What mattered was that you did what you had to do without sniveling about it.”

  Signe Havel

• “Lord Cernunnos, Horned Master of teh Beasts, witness that we take of Your bounty from need, not wantonness, knowing that to us also the Hour of the Hunter comes at last. For Earth must be fed, and we but borrow our bodies from Her for a little while.”

  Artos

• “But a grief shared is lessened, just as a joy shared is doubled”

  Rudi MacKenzie

• “The which he did not do, though not for lack of trying. And now I come for you, ill-wreaker, and on that day you perish. there's a time for mercy, and time when mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.”

  Artos

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• There’s a time for mercy, and a time when mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.

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• Mercy to the guilty can be cruelty to the innocent, as the saying goes.

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• Life hurt, and then it hurt some more, and then you died. What mattered was that you did what you had to do without sniveling about it.

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• “Simonides of Keos.” Then, quoting: “So I will never waste my lifespan in the vain unprofitable search for a blameless man. If you find him, send me word. But that one I will love and honor who does nothing base from free will. Against necessity, even gods do not fight.

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• “Lord Cernunnos, Horned Master of the Beasts, witness that we take of Your bounty from need, not wantonness, knowing that to us also the Hour of the Hunter comes at last. For Earth must be fed, and we but borrow our bodies from Her for a little while.”

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• “Nothing will stop the weeping of my heart until we are once more together.”

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• “Who dares, wins. Who gets the wind up and buggers about like a headless pillock, loses. Know when to wait, know when to kick them in the goolies, and you’ll be the one telling lies over your beer.”

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• Before the Change someone had told her that you started groaning like that when you were past prime breeding age—it let the predators know you were old enough to be safely culled from the herd.

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• “Come to me, Lord and Lady Heal this body, heal this soul; Come to me, Lord and Lady Mind and body shall be whole! Beast of the burning sunlight Sear this wound that pain may cease; Mistress of the silver moonlight Hold us fast and bring us peace!”

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• “Metaphors help you understand the world,” she said. “Otherwise . . . otherwise it’s just a mass of things without pattern. It doesn’t mean anything. But you’ve got to be careful with them. They can make you see patterns that aren’t there.”

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Sword of the Lady, and followed by The Tears of the Sun.

Preceded by The Sword of the Lady, and followed by The Tears of the Sun.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. S. M. Stirling (Author)

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• Dewey: 813

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction › Alternate History
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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