Lost Guild Series

Winner of the Maiden Voyage Award for best first speculative fiction novel.   If you want to survive, mind your caste…   Rani Trader was born a merchant in her class-bound society, but her family paid handsomely to place her in the prestigious stained-glass-makers' guild. When Rani witnesses the murder of the Crown Prince, she's accused of being the killer, and the entire glasswrights' guild is destroyed. Now she must move through her kingdom's castes, trying to discover the assassin's true identity to clear her name and redeem the reputation of her lost guild.   As she rises from city slums to the royal palace, Rani meets true friends and false leaders. When she discovers a secret brotherhood, she is forced to judge who is right and who is wrong. Lives hang in the balance.   How can Rani stay alive long enough to expose the Prince's true killer?   The Lost Guild Series includes:   The Glasswrights' Apprentice The Glasswrights' Progress The Glasswrights' Journeyman The Glasswrights' Test The Glasswrights' Master   121322mfm  

"Ms. Klasky creates remarkably shaded characters ..." — Romantic Times   Sometimes progress requires a battle...   Two years have passed since Rani Trader survived the intrigue that shattered her revered stained-glass-makers' guild. Now, living in the royal palace, she is determined to rebuild the glasswrights' lost guild, shard by jagged shard.   But Rani has violated her society's strict conventions by changing castes, and someone in the royal family is determined to make her pay. Without warning, Rani is kidnapped and shipped across the sea to distant Amanthia.   There, Rani is quickly entangled in court intrigue. The Amanthian king vows to attack Rani's homeland, relying on his legendary Little Army, a force like no other. The Little Army is utterly dedicated. It is eerily obedient. It is comprised entirely of indoctrinated children.   How can Rani gain her freedom without shedding the blood of innocents?   The Lost Guild Series includes:   The Glasswrights' Apprentice The Glasswrights' Progress The Glasswrights' Journeyman The Glasswrights' Test The Glasswrights' Master   121322mfm

"A strong, straightforward, and convincing story full of entertaining twists and turns..."   Trying times and the ultimate test…   Rani Trader's stained-glass-making guild was banished because of mistakes she made as a child. Now that she is twenty-one years old, Rani longs to subject herself to the guild's mercy while she proves she has the skills to be a master glasswright.   Rani hopes to make amends when she accompanies a princess to the guild's new home in theocratic Brianta. But Rani never imagines the threats awaiting the royal pilgrim she escorts. She isn't prepared for the shadowy Fellowship of Jair—or its orders for Rani to kill again. And she utterly fails to predict the overwhelming rage harbored by members of her lost guild…   What will Rani forfeit to protect the princess, meet the demands of her Fellowship, and be accepted by the glasswrights she once betrayed?   The Lost Guild Series includes:   The Glasswrights' Apprentice The Glasswrights' Progress The Glasswrights' Journeyman The Glasswrights' Test The Glasswrights' Master   121322mfm

"A fast-paced adventure series featuring a passionate, heart-winning heroine." — Booklist   Fight for the future, no matter the cost…   Eighteen-year-old Rani Trader is trapped. Her city has been ravaged by fire and plague. Her king has rejected her aid as he negotiates for power and funds from the shadowy Fellowship of Jair. And now that same king is forcing Rani to broker his marriage to the wealthy princess of Liantine.   Strange powers control that distant land. The prosperous spiderguild—and its seductive apprentice Mareka—hold a monopoly on the valuable silk trade. An upstart religion threatens the Thousand Gods. And a mysterious troupe of traveling players gathers secrets from low- and high-born alike. Those same players harbor glassmaking secrets that Rani craves.   How can Rani balance her loyalty to her king, the pull of her heart, and her desperate desire to rebuild her lost glasswrights' guild?   The Lost Guild Series includes:   The Glasswrights' Apprentice The Glasswrights' Progress The Glasswrights' Journeyman The Glasswrights' Test The Glasswrights' Master   121322mfm  

"A gritty sense of realism…for this strong heroine." — Romantic Times   When all is lost, no risk seems foolish…   The kingdom of Morenia has fallen. King Halaravilli has fled his home with a small band of loyal followers, seeking one last ally in neighboring Sarmonia. Hal is desperate to ensure the safety of his wife and newborn heir.   Rani Trader travels with her king, having nearly sacrificed all in her pursuit to become a master in the art of stained glass. She is hunted by a single-minded enemy soldier, thwarted by the traveling troupe of players she once sponsored, and outcast from the lost glasswrights' guild she loved.   What will Rani risk to discover her true destiny?   The Lost Guild Series includes:   The Glasswrights' Apprentice The Glasswrights' Progress The Glasswrights' Journeyman The Glasswrights' Test The Glasswrights' Master   121322mfm

"A fast-paced adventure series featuring a passionate, heart-winning heroine." — Booklist   The coming-of-age story of Rani Trader, a young woman devoting her life to restoring her lost glasswrights guild.   The Glasswrights' Apprentice: Rani Trader, an apprentice in the stained-glass-maker's guild, witnesses a murder, and she's accused of being the killer. On the run, Rani must masquerade through her kingdom's strict castes, attempting to discover the true assassin.   The Glasswrights' Progress: When Rani is kidnapped from her new home in the royal palace, she must depend on her wits to fight an enemy king in a distant land, a tyrant willing to use innocent children to fight his bloody battles.   The Glasswrights' Journeyman: When Rani's beloved city is destroyed by fire, the only hope for rebuilding is a royal marriage with a wealthy princess. Rani's negotiations soon force her to choose between the ominous Spiderguild, the alluring Players, and Rani's love for her king.   The Glasswrights' Test: Rani Trader has finally been summoned by her exiled guild and invited to test for the rank of master. But she must prove far more than her knowledge of glassmaking, while lives of loved ones hang in the balance.   The Glasswrights' Master: Rani Trader flees her homeland as enemy armies invade. Struggling to control mystical powers rising within her, she negotiates safety for herself, her king, and the royal heir. With armies arraying for the final battle, Rani fights to become the master of her fate—and her lost guild.   121322mfm