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"The evil foretold has risen ... and we are all that stands between it and the end." Asher has come a long way for a fisherman's son. Together with his friend Prince Gar, he has defended their kingdom against its bitterest enemy, but at great cost. Now, the evil mage Morg is preparing for... read more

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Characters edit see section history

  • Asher: The son of a fisherman, the assistant Olken administrator.
  • Prince Gar: The magickless prince.
  • Dathne: The heir of Jervale.
  • Borne: King of Lur
  • Fane: Heir of Weather Worker, princess of Lur.
  • Morg/Morgan: The evilest of spirits. Once a lover of Barl, is now intent on destroying her wall and plunging Lur to darkness
  • Barl: Something of a goddess to the people of Lur, Doranen and Olken alike. Creator of the Weather Magic and the Wall that keeps Lur hidden and safe from Morg. Was the only one on par with Morg's magic and created the magic of immortality with him.
  • Pother Nix: Healer
  • Matt (also referred to as Matthias): Gar's table meister and member of the Circle. He has a bit of magic in him where he can sense changes in nature.
  • Pellen Orrick: Captain of the City's Gaurd. Very loyal and astute
  • Darran: Gar's secretary.
  • Willer: Darran's secretary with a vehement hatred towards Asher
  • Conroyd Jarralt: Member of the Privy Council and strong contender for the throne in place of the House Torvig.
  • Bart: Add a description of this character.
  • Veira: The Circle Gaurdian
  • Durm: Lur's Master Magician
  • Ethienne: Conroyd Jarralt's wife.
  • Duran
  • Efrim Holze: Member of the Privy Counsel and in role of Barlsman
  • Daltrie
  • Rafel: Nephew of Veira and member of the Circle.
  • Cygnet: Asher's horse
  • Payne Sorvold: Friend of Conroyd Jarralt and member of the General Council.
  • Jervale: An Olken who was a seer and who made the prophecy of the Innocent Mage. Based on his prophecy he was the only one who opposed the bargain with Barl and the Doranen.
  • Bessie: Veira's brown pony
  • Ballodair: Gar's horse
  • Frawley: Conroyd Jarralt's Olken henchman
  • Gilda Hartshorn: A seamstress in Dorana who was a genius for gossip and inspiring confidences
  • Datil
  • Jesip
  • Dana: Late Queen of Lur and Gar's mother
  • Conroyd Jana
  • Hafar
  • Holze
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Making mistakes isn't the problem, child. It's not doing our best to fix them after that leads to ruin.”
    Veira
  • “I am the man who's goin' to punch you in the nose if you don't do as you're told!”
    Asher
  • “I mean, you're so weak right now I could just pinch your nose shut an tip it down your throat, but that might be a mite undignified, I reckon. You know. Seein' as how you're king and all.”
    Asher
  • “You asked me to take care of him, and I'm tryin', but ... you need to tell me how!”
    Asher
  • “Death lies at the end of every journey. What matters is how we travel the road.”
    Dathne
  • “I could have made you ugly and I didn't. Remember that, little sister. Remember I still love you, and this as well: you haven't won. ......... I'm sorry you're dead but I won't betray our father by rejecting her gifts just because you couldn't bring yourself to share”
    Gar
  • “"Barl's mercy! you bang away like a bloody woodpecker, don't you?" "Given you possess all the sensitivity of a tree stump, I thought it the wisest tactic."”
    Asher & Darren
  • “Aye, well, don't be sorry. Just be walkin', eh? Some people have got work to do.”
    Asher
  • “Sir, the weapon isn't necessary. I assure you the chicken is quite deceased. I roasted it myself.”
    Darren

Setting & Locations edit see section history

Kingdom of Lur

Organizations edit see section history

  • The Circle: Secret group of Olken magic users.
  • Doranen: Fair headed foreigners who came to the land of Lur as refugee and now rule it as the only magicians
  • Olken: The original inhabitants of Lur who have natural magic of their own but do not know of it. They are forbidden to dabble in magic of any form.

First Sentence edit see section history

With one callused hand shading his eyes, Asher stood on the Tower's sandstone steps and watched the touring carriage with its royal cargo and Master Magician Drum bowl down the driveway, sweep around the bend in the road and disappear from sight.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part One
Unnamed chapters 1 to 9.

Part Two
Unnamed chapters 10 to 20.

Part Three
Unnamed chapters 21 to 28.

Part Four
Unnamed chapters 29 to 36.

Epilogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 3 in Kingmaker, Kingbreaker. (standard series)

Preceded by The Innocent Mage.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Karen Miller (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Country: USA
Publication Date: Oct 2007
ISBN: 0-316-06781-4
Page Count: 713

Classification edit see section history


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