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This stunning follow-up to Ellen Kushner’s cult-classic novel,<i> </i><b>Swordspoint</b>, is set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue, where sharp swords and even sharper wits rule. Against a rich tapestry of artists and aristocrats, students, strumpets, and spies, a gentleman and a scholar will find themselves playing out an ancient drama destined to explode their society’s smug view of itself–and reveal that sometimes the best price of uncovering history is being forced to repeat it….<br><br><b>The Fall of the Kings<br></b><br>Generations ago the last king fell, taking with him the final truths about a race of wizards who ruled at his side. But the blood of the kings runs deep in the land and its people, waiting for the coming together of two unusual men, Theron Campion, a young nobleman of royal lineage, is heir to an ancient house and a modern scandal. Tormented by his twin duties to his family and his own bright spirit, he seeks solace in the University. There he meets Basil St. Cloud, a brilliant and charismatic teacher ruled by a passion for knowledge–and a passion for the ancient kings. Of course, everyone now knows that the wizards were charlatans and the kings their dupes and puppets. Only Basil ins not convinced–nor is he convinced that the city has seen its last king…<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>
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The Fall of the Kings is not "set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue [as Swordspoint], where sharp swords and even sharper wits rule"--for one thing, swords hardly figure at all in The Fall of the Kings, and sharp wits end up not counting for...more...]]>
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Well, I'm surmising that as a book written by two authors the novel's faul...more...]]>
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Swordspoint, and takes place some 60 years or so after the events in Swordspoint (Kushner has written another book that falls in between these two about the Duchess Tremontaine). It focuses on the Mad Duke’s son, Theron, who is slated to become the next Duke Tremontaine (aft...more...]]>
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I think the strength of the novel was in portraying the academic community and all of the back-biting and po...more...]]>
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*looks at review* I can't articulate the appeal of this book at all. Actually, I'm not sure 'appeal' is the correct word. It's like some mild-seeming liquor that gets you thoroughly drunk before you notice. Well. I'd recommend...more...]]>
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I think my main problems with this book are it's depressing ending and I did not believe the romance be...more...]]>
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Swordspoint. ]]>
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