At the Queen's Command
Night Shade Books · Print & ebook · November 1, 2010
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- Who it’s for
- Courtly alliances, colonial unrest, and a rare wurm give this fantasy its political and mythic charge.
- Themes
- Imperial conflict, Colonial resistance, Political power
- Genres
- Historical Fantasy, Dragons & Mythic Creatures, Military Fantasy
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The colonies of Mistria are in turmoil. They face wars between the competing empires and and insurrection from natives and colonists alike. Prince Vladamier is a Norillian noble, and Nephew to King Richard. He has little political power, but struggles to ensure the colonists interests are represented back in the court. The one thing he does have is a wurm... one of the few existing "dragons" from a clutch of eggs discovered in the old world, hundreds of years ago.
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As Mistria swirl into chaos, Vlad is married off to an old world princess. This new alliance is supposed to help supply money and mercenaries to put down the various insurrections. But, nobody suspects that Vlad's wurm is about to undergo a change that will impact the worlds delicate political balance...
Wurms and Power
Courtly alliances, colonial unrest, and a rare wurm give this fantasy its political and mythic charge.
Come here for
- A prince trying to make colonists’ interests heard at court
- Dragons woven into imperial conflict and uneasy alliances
Expect
- Political tensions alongside military upheaval
- A sustained fantasy read with high-stakes change on the horizon
Where it sits
| Dragons & Mythic Creatures | 94% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fantasy | 55% |
| Military Fantasy | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dark Fantasy
- Dragons & Mythic Creatures
- Horror
- Authors
- Michael Stakpole
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Published
- November 1, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Imperial conflict · Colonial resistance · Political power
- Reading lane
- Dark Fantasy