by David Hair
Love and hugs to my children Brendan and Melissa, to my parents and family, and all my dear friends for just being yourselves.
Thanks to the two Doctors of Wittertainment for the word ‘braffing’. And hello to Jason Isaacs.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Map 1: Yuros and Antiopia
Map 2: Yuros
Map 3: Antiopia
Prologue: The Vexations of Emperor Constant
1 How You Meet Your End
2 Identity and Possession
3 Domus Costruo
4 Into Captivity
5 Mercellus di Regia
6 Legion Service
7 The Krak
8 The Tide Lands
9 A Dream of Escape
10 The Isle of Glass
11 Fishil Wadi
12 The Zain Monastery
13 The Crossing
14 The Guide
15 Dissent
16 Common Ground
17 A Message from the Grave
18 Across Kesh
19 The Vlk
20 Tangled Webs
21 Deeper Understanding
22 Fishing
23 The Branded Mage
24 The Cut
25 Sacred Vows
26 Uneasy Peace
27 Mother, Daughter and Widow
28 The City of Gold
29 Saltwater and Blood
30 An Irrevocable Choice
31 Heads Will Roll
32 A Storm in the Desert
Epilogue: Dust on the Wind
Dramatis Personae
APPENDICES
Acknowledgements
