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    At the Feet of the Sun: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #2
    Those Who Hold the Fire: Lays of the Hearth-Fire
    The Hands of the Emperor: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1
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    Lays of the Hearth-Fire Series

    By Victoria Goddard

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    About this series

    The Cavalier Conju enazo Argellian an Vilius--Conju to his friends, or he would be if any of them had survived the Fall of Astandalas--survived the cataclysmic destruction of the Empire of Astandalas in perfectly good health, thank you very much. If he spent the year (or hundred years) afterwards partying while the world burned ... well, he has always considered himself a man of fashion, and that was very definitely the fashion.

     

    Until the Emperor woke up. At which point Conju wondered whether he might conceivably want to consider the other options. Even if cataloguing storerooms is a bit of a pain when you don't actually know what anything is. Sadly, neither perfumery nor fashion are particularly useful skills after a magical apocalypse. Unless you can finesse your way into attending said Emperor, that is ...

     

    The Game of Courts is a companion novella to The Hands of the Emperor, though it can be read as a standalone. It takes place concurrently with the events of Petty Treasons.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUnderhill Books
    Release dateJan 8, 2019
    At the Feet of the Sun: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #2
    Those Who Hold the Fire: Lays of the Hearth-Fire
    The Hands of the Emperor: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      The Hands of the Emperor: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1
      The Hands of the Emperor: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1

      The Hands of the Emperor: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1

      Victoria Goddard
      5/5 - 7 ratings
      5/5 - 7 ratings

      An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple act of friendship can change the course of history. Cliopher Mdang is the personal secretary of the Last Emperor of Astandalas, the Lord of Rising Stars, the Lord Magus of Zunidh, the Sun-on-Earth, the god. He has spent more time with the Emperor of Astandalas than any other person. He has never once touched his lord. He has never called him by name. He has never initiated a conversation. One day Cliopher invites the Sun-on-Earth home to the proverbially remote Vangavaye-ve for a holiday. The mere invitation could have seen Cliopher executed for blasphemy. The acceptance upends the world. This is not quite what he expected when he first contemplated the prospect of retirement.

      An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple act of friendship can change the course of history. Cliopher Mdang is the personal secretary of the Last Emperor of Astandalas, the Lord of Rising Stars, the Lord Magus of Zunidh, the Sun-on-Earth, the god. He has spent more time with the Emperor of Astandalas than any other person. He has never once touched his lord. He has never called him by name. He has never initiated a conversation. One day Cliopher invites the Sun-on-Earth home to the proverbially remote Vangavaye-ve for a holiday. The mere invitation could have seen Cliopher executed for blasphemy. The acceptance upends the world. This is not quite what he expected when he first contemplated the prospect of retirement.

    • 2

      At the Feet of the Sun: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #2
      At the Feet of the Sun: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #2

      At the Feet of the Sun: Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #2

      Victoria Goddard
      5/5 - 5 ratings
      5/5 - 5 ratings

      The long awaited sequel to THE HANDS OF THE EMPEROR! Cliopher Mdang has been appointed Viceroy of Zunidh by his beloved Radiancy, the Last Emperor, who has now left him behind in the Palace to safeguard the world during his absence on a quest to find an appropriately magical heir. When he returns, he will abdicate, and Cliopher will at last retire, satisfied with having achieved most of his life's political goals--even if his long-suppressed personal dreams are starting to bubble up. (Surely he used to have hobbies besides running the government?) All he has to do is wait patiently for his lord's return... until adventure quite literally hits him from behind, and what was once safely hypothetical becomes intensely real. Cliopher has always followed the stars of his chosen course: the epic oral histories of his people, the poetry of the rebel poet Fitzroy Angursell, decades of devotion and service to his Radiancy... They were enough to change the world. But are they enough to guide Cliopher home?

      The long awaited sequel to THE HANDS OF THE EMPEROR! Cliopher Mdang has been appointed Viceroy of Zunidh by his beloved Radiancy, the Last Emperor, who has now left him behind in the Palace to safeguard the world during his absence on a quest to find an appropriately magical heir. When he returns, he will abdicate, and Cliopher will at last retire, satisfied with having achieved most of his life's political goals--even if his long-suppressed personal dreams are starting to bubble up. (Surely he used to have hobbies besides running the government?) All he has to do is wait patiently for his lord's return... until adventure quite literally hits him from behind, and what was once safely hypothetical becomes intensely real. Cliopher has always followed the stars of his chosen course: the epic oral histories of his people, the poetry of the rebel poet Fitzroy Angursell, decades of devotion and service to his Radiancy... They were enough to change the world. But are they enough to guide Cliopher home?

    • Those Who Hold the Fire: Lays of the Hearth-Fire
      Those Who Hold the Fire: Lays of the Hearth-Fire

      Those Who Hold the Fire: Lays of the Hearth-Fire

      Victoria Goddard
      5/5 - 3 ratings
      5/5 - 3 ratings

      The tanà holds the fire of the community. Thirteen-year-old Kip's always felt a bit of an outsider, but he knows he has what it takes to become the next tanà. He just needs to persuade his Buru Tovo that he's ready for the next step of his apprenticeship. And then take it--but that's easy, right?   A novelette of approximately 11,000 words.

      The tanà holds the fire of the community. Thirteen-year-old Kip's always felt a bit of an outsider, but he knows he has what it takes to become the next tanà. He just needs to persuade his Buru Tovo that he's ready for the next step of his apprenticeship. And then take it--but that's easy, right?   A novelette of approximately 11,000 words.

    • The Game of Courts: Lays of the Hearth-Fire
      The Game of Courts: Lays of the Hearth-Fire

      The Game of Courts: Lays of the Hearth-Fire

      Victoria Goddard
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      The Cavalier Conju enazo Argellian an Vilius--Conju to his friends, or he would be if any of them had survived the Fall of Astandalas--survived the cataclysmic destruction of the Empire of Astandalas in perfectly good health, thank you very much. If he spent the year (or hundred years) afterwards partying while the world burned ... well, he has always considered himself a man of fashion, and that was very definitely the fashion.   Until the Emperor woke up. At which point Conju wondered whether he might conceivably want to consider the other options. Even if cataloguing storerooms is a bit of a pain when you don't actually know what anything is. Sadly, neither perfumery nor fashion are particularly useful skills after a magical apocalypse. Unless you can finesse your way into attending said Emperor, that is ...   The Game of Courts is a companion novella to The Hands of the Emperor, though it can be read as a standalone. It takes place concurrently with the events of Petty Treasons.

      The Cavalier Conju enazo Argellian an Vilius--Conju to his friends, or he would be if any of them had survived the Fall of Astandalas--survived the cataclysmic destruction of the Empire of Astandalas in perfectly good health, thank you very much. If he spent the year (or hundred years) afterwards partying while the world burned ... well, he has always considered himself a man of fashion, and that was very definitely the fashion.   Until the Emperor woke up. At which point Conju wondered whether he might conceivably want to consider the other options. Even if cataloguing storerooms is a bit of a pain when you don't actually know what anything is. Sadly, neither perfumery nor fashion are particularly useful skills after a magical apocalypse. Unless you can finesse your way into attending said Emperor, that is ...   The Game of Courts is a companion novella to The Hands of the Emperor, though it can be read as a standalone. It takes place concurrently with the events of Petty Treasons.

    Author

    Victoria Goddard

    Victoria Goddard is a fantasy novelist, gardener, and occasional academic. She has a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Toronto, has walked down the length of England, and  is currently a writer, cheesemonger, and gardener in the Canadian Maritimes. Along with cheese, books, and flowers she also loves dogs, tea, and languages.

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