The Charnel Prince
Published on 25. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-345-44071-6 (ISBN)
Description
"There is adventure and intrigue, swordplay and dark sorcery aplenty."-Realms of Fantasy
When the legendary Briar King awoke from his slumber, dark magics awoke with him and spread across the Kingdom of Crotheny. In Eslen, King William has been murdered, Queen Muriele is stalked by treachery from every side, and their last surviving daughter, Anne, has fled the assassins bent on destroying her family. The queen's one trusted ally, young knight Neil MeqVren, is sworn to rescue the princess from her pursuers. As spies in the service of the powerful Churchman embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King, a sinister conspiracy threatens to engulf the land. Personal fates will be decided, and a kingdom's destiny will hinge upon the ultimate conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.
"Keyes's world is rich, detailed, and always believable; the twisty plot is delightful and frightening in turns."-Locus
"Strong world building and superior storytelling."-Library Journal
When the legendary Briar King awoke from his slumber, dark magics awoke with him and spread across the Kingdom of Crotheny. In Eslen, King William has been murdered, Queen Muriele is stalked by treachery from every side, and their last surviving daughter, Anne, has fled the assassins bent on destroying her family. The queen's one trusted ally, young knight Neil MeqVren, is sworn to rescue the princess from her pursuers. As spies in the service of the powerful Churchman embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King, a sinister conspiracy threatens to engulf the land. Personal fates will be decided, and a kingdom's destiny will hinge upon the ultimate conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.
"Keyes's world is rich, detailed, and always believable; the twisty plot is delightful and frightening in turns."-Locus
"Strong world building and superior storytelling."-Library Journal
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
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Paperback (mass)
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 107 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-345-44071-6 (9780345440716)
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Greg Keyes was born in Meridian, Mississippi, to a large, diverse, storytelling family. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State and the University of Georgia before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of The Waterborn, The Blackgod, the Age of Unreason tetralogy, and the Star Wars New Jedi Order novels Edge of Victory I: Conquest, Edge of Victory II: Rebirth, and The Final Prophecy. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.