Flood Tide

Cardinal Boregy's murder has proven a catalyst for dangerous new politcal games among the Great Houses. As intrigues begin to unwind, the death toll slowly mounts, shifting control in many of the Houses. To some this seems the perfect opportunity to dispose of Mondragon, and framed for a murder he didn't commit, Thomas will need the help of Jones and all his allies if he is to have any hope of escaping this deadly trap.
And with Cardinal Willa Exeter as Boregy's replacement, Revantist fanaticism is strengthening, and Merovingen may soon find itself drowning in an unstoppalbe reign of terror which not even Janist and canaler conspiracies can avert...
Includes:
"Flood Tide" novelette by C.J. Cherryh
"The Testing" novelette by Nancy Asire
"Don't Look Back" novelette by Mercedes Lackey
"Walking on the Waves" novelette by Leslie Fish
"Where's the Fire" short story by Roberta Rogow
"Wheels within Wheels" short story by Bradley H. Sinor
"Marriage" novelette by Lynn Abbey
"With Friends Like These" short story by Mercedes Lackey
"Rapproachment" novella by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
Appendix: "Merovingian Folklore 102" essay by Mercedes Lackey
Appendix: "Merovingian Songs" essay by Mercedes Lackey