The Blood of Kings
C. B. Hoffman
Valdaur's golden age under the Marthalen Kings is a fading memory, brought to an end by the tyrannical sorcercer, Bathlemar. His reign was ended by an alliance of wizards of the High Council and the noble houses, but after over a century, it seems his corruption still lingers over the kingdom. With Valdaur now ruled by an aged and weakening king, and with a sickly prince due to inherit the throne, a sense of both desperation and opportunity raises the specter of civil war.
Born into these troubling times, orphaned in boyhood, Donan faces a miserable death starving in the streets of Solium, or rotting chained to the wall in King's Prison. He is saved from this fate when he is taken in as an apprentice to the Order of the Black Falcon, a guild of spies and assassins in service to the Crown. Exceptionally skilled, Donan comes to embrace his life in the shadows to become a protector of the throne.
His world falls apart, however, when he becomes the target of an assassination attempt by the very man who saved him from the streets. Having discovered a conspiracy implicating his own guild, Donan is framed as a traitor and hunted by his own brethren. Determined to expose the real traitor, he must find a way to survive long enough to gather the needed proof.
Hunted and alone, Donan's time is running out, until a surprise visit by the last remaining outlawed wizard of the disbanded High Council gives Donan one last, desperate chance to outmaneuver those trying to kill him.
Duration - 7h 52m.
Author - C. B. Hoffman.
Narrator - Michael Gallagher.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2018 Cynthia Hoffman ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Valdaur's golden age under the Marthalen Kings is a fading memory, brought to an end by the tyrannical sorcercer, Bathlemar. His reign was ended by an alliance of wizards of the High Council and the noble houses, but after over a century, it seems his corruption still lingers over the kingdom. With Valdaur now ruled by an aged and weakening king, and with a sickly prince due to inherit the throne, a sense of both desperation and opportunity raises the specter of civil war. Born into these troubling times, orphaned in boyhood, Donan faces a miserable death starving in the streets of Solium, or rotting chained to the wall in King's Prison. He is saved from this fate when he is taken in as an apprentice to the Order of the Black Falcon, a guild of spies and assassins in service to the Crown. Exceptionally skilled, Donan comes to embrace his life in the shadows to become a protector of the throne. His world falls apart, however, when he becomes the target of an assassination attempt by the very man who saved him from the streets. Having discovered a conspiracy implicating his own guild, Donan is framed as a traitor and hunted by his own brethren. Determined to expose the real traitor, he must find a way to survive long enough to gather the needed proof. Hunted and alone, Donan's time is running out, until a surprise visit by the last remaining outlawed wizard of the disbanded High Council gives Donan one last, desperate chance to outmaneuver those trying to kill him. Duration - 7h 52m. Author - C. B. Hoffman. Narrator - Michael Gallagher. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2018 Cynthia Hoffman ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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Prologue
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Chapter 1: Seeking Hope
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Chapter 2: In The Course of Duty
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Chaper 3: An Unexpected Find
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Chapter 4: The New One
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Chapter 5: Struggle for Acceptance
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Chapter 6: Taskmaster
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Chapter 7: Coming of Age
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Chapter 8: Risk and Reward
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Chapter 9: Painful Lessons
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Chaper 10: New Blood
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Chapter 11: Not Quite So Simple
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Chapter 12: Amity and Enmity
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Chapter 13: Ambivalence
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Chapter 14: Risky Business
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Chapter 15: First Blood
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Chapter 16: Killing Conscience
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Chapter 17: The Value of Discretion
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Chapter 18: Bequest
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Chapter 19: Ingenuity
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Chapter 20: Twisted Trails
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Chapter 21: Sheep and Wolves
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Chapter 22: Treachery Afoot
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Chapter 23: Moving On
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Chapter 24: Duty Calls
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Chapter 25: The Search
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Chapter 26: The Precipice of Choice
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Chapter 27: One Among the Brethren
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Chapter 28: Hounds of Hell
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Chapter 29: A Chance Encounter
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Chapter 30: A New Assignment
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Chapter 31: The Minstrel
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Chapter 32: Eavesdropping
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Chapter 33: Dangerous Discovery
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Chapter 34: The Hunted
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Chapter 35: Charity
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Chapter 36: Asdean Priory
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Chapter 37: The Father and the Friar
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Chapter 38: Empathy
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Chapter 39: Strange Bedfellows
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Chapter 40: Brother Kennyth
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Chapter 41: Lost Idyll
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Chapter 42: The Friar and the Assassin
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Chapter 43: Hiding in Plain Sight
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Chapter 44: Dar-Esai Hunting
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Chapter 45: Sir Barnard's Manor
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Chapter 46: Ill Will
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Chapter 47: The Road to Culane
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Chapter 48: Midwinter Festival
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Chapter 49: An Unexpected Meeting
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Chapter 50: The Tipping Point
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Chapter 51: An Accident of Birth
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Chapter 52: Threatening Shadows
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Chapter 53: Honor Among Thieves
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Chapter 54: The Price of Notoriety
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Chapter 55: The Parting of Ways
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Chapter 56: The Cruelty of Fate
Duración:00:16:37
Chapter 57: On the Scent
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Chapter 58: Student and Master
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Chapter 59: So Few Answers
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Chapter 60: Grasping at Straws
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Chapter 61: Reviving Old Friendships
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Chapter 62: Journey Through Arendell Valley
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Chapter 63: Unwilling Assistance
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Chapter 64: The Mysteries of Deathwood
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Chapter 65: The Burden of Blood
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Chapter 66: Revealing the Truth
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Chapter 67: A Falling Out
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Chapter 68: Uneasy Alliance
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Chapter 69: Trapping an Archbishop
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Chapter 70: A Travelling Companion
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Chapter 71: Counterplay
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Chapter 72: Forging Alliances
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Chapter 73: Duty, Law, and Higher Law
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Chapter 74: Unpleasant Surprises
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Chapter 75: Meeting in Kirklen
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Chapter 76: Hunting the Hunter
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Chapter 77: A Life For A Life
Duración:00:30:12
Chapter 78: Long Live The King
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Chapter 79: Fealty
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Chapter 80: Friends and Enemies
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Chapter 81: Aught Amiss
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Chapter 82: Unfortunate Events
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Chapter 83: Ill-Omen
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Chapter 84: The Battle for Amherst
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Chapter 85: Considering All Options
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Chapter 86: Visit to Ehrengard
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Chapter 87: Ambassador Kennyth
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Chapter 88: Storm on the Horizon
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Chapter 89: Bad Company
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Chapter 90: Parley is Over
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Chapter 91: Friend or Foe
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Chapter 92: Escalade
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Chapter 93: Making a Stand
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Chapter 94: House Yarbrough is Fallen
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Chapter 95: Celebration at Tennryth
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Chapter 96: The Plough and Furrow
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Chapter 97: Old Friends, Old Enemies
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Chapter 98: Grave Miscalculation
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Chapter 99: A Vow Kept
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Chapter 100: I Am The Sword
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Chapter 101: All Debts Paid
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Chapter 102: Hopes for Reconciliation
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Chapter 103: Hurry Up and Wait
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Chapter 104: The Lion's Den
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Chapter 105: An Unlooked-For Enemy
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Chapter 106: The House Marthalen
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Ending Credits
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