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The Kingdom of Taruschkan bleeds anew. Twenty-six years have passed since the Treaty of Arnoss, which many hoped would bring an end to the conflict between nations. Instead, the years between have been given nearly as much to war as they have to peace. The generations-long feud between the houses of Anaschen and Reschanant has entered its bloodiest and lengthiest period, calling upon all their alliances to settle once and for all who shall be pretender and who shall be king. As winter approaches, Prince Haeris Anaschen has withdrawn his armies into his family's ancestral stronghold of Mendolai; the House of Reschanant has resolved to strike in their enemies' absence.Among those cities still loyal to the Anaschen cause, Kaschar remains the mightiest. Kaschar: City of Bells and last refuge of a pacifist holy order known as the Dorimins, never taken by force. But now that a Reschanant army bears down on it led by Count Dorias Valatin, Taruschkan's mightiest fortress must hold out against its most fearsome commander.…

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From childhood, Lydus Bereant was raised to be one thing only: the greatest composer Corastia had ever seen, perhaps with the exception of his own great-grandfather and namesake. But even a life of fame had only brought him into the service of nobility who used his gifts for their amusement and paid little in return. All this changed when he received a royal summons to compose a singular piece of national pride and beauty in the queen's honor. While failure would lead to certain oblivion, success--especially in the king's service--was the closest a composer could come to deity.…

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The Mentite War is now behind him, but Matthieu Sartonné finds himself in another company of holy warriors, bound for a frontier only known to him in legend. Global Church converts in the western Qenshi States fear once again the armies of their southern neighbors, and the nations of the Southern Coalition have responded to their call. It does not matter that joining them saved Matthieu from the Grand Inquiry in Ossir, as the desire for a better world still grips him as strongly as ever. But now he has seen not only the perfection of the Bathala's island but the false paradise of Cyrnne, and questions the ability of imperfect beings to create anything that is not even more flawed than they are. This new world is one where the Global Church, under its officers and lords, works to transform a nation into one after its own pattern. Enemies of this effort are everywhere, and even the work of its allies threaten to destroy any chance at a peaceful conclusion to what had previously been a tense stalemate. Meanwhile, an impoverished priest takes Matthieu into his service, unaware that forces beyond their control threaten to destroy everything they seek to mend. In a land where the work of salvation and the work of death are so closely mingled, how can one man hope to stand against the current of the times?…

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Exiled to a distant island and living only at the usurper's pleasure, Keranta's greatest hope at reclaiming what is rightfully his may also be an unexpected enemy.…

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Matthieu Sartonné thinks he knows precisely where life will take him. However, like the rest of the world, he is not prepared for what will come next. Decades of fear and hatred have spilled over from the nearby city of Cyrnne. The armies of the Evangelical Brethren march under the sign of the falling star, destroying all in their path and bringing with them a deadly sickness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Heilicon, the cradle of Matthieu's every ambition, is the first city to fall. It will not be the last, but if Matthieu is to see any conclusion to this war, he must escape by any means he can. He sets out into a larger world that owes him nothing and will never let him stay in one place for long. But he is not alone in his yearning for a better world. Along the way, he meets plunderers, refugees, islanders, sailors, zealots, a reluctant prophet, and a family he never knew he had. Will one of these be able to give him the peace he seeks, or are they merely imperfect men like himself? Are they even real? All he knows anymore is that some power wants him to stay alive; only time will tell if that power is God or simply his own will to survive.…

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Jire is one girl in a city of thousands; a city ruled by invaders who take everything they can and leave nothing for people like her. But none of that matters anymore. Only today's water matters.…

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Rebellion stirs in the colony of New Arcine. Sent far across the sea, Lord Carin Earant must learn the truth of rumors that could undo all the kingdom's hard-fought gains in their most distant island foothold. At the same time, his half-caste assistant Arman Daremont must confront realities once hidden from him behind the walls of his father's manor. Whatever they discover, whether treason or atrocity in the name of unimaginable wealth, threatens the fate of millions.…