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Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


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Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3 2 false Wed Apr 30 15:18:40 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 19:17:17 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 15:18:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 74037322 2757913 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:31:37 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 14:45:49 -0700 2009
I absolutely loved the way the characters and storyline developed and one of my favorite characters in the series is Leoff, who was introduced here.

If you like ...more...]]> 42022458 661858 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 5 0 false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 16:48:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 21:17:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77141892 2537186 6981413 034547841X 9780345478412 1 <![CDATA[Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone Series #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255587285m/6981413.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6981413-charnel-prince 4.00 1
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:54:34 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 11:19:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 50177301 1548492 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 5 0 false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:14:53 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 12:27:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32566366 1159787 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Sep 10 18:31:13 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 18:32:37 -0700 2008 1 21020017 1117991 91967 1405033533 9781405033534 1 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239662m/91967.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91967.The_Charnel_Prince 3.88 8 The Charnel Prince, author Greg Keyes keeps up the pace set by The Briar King with a second taut entry in his series--the Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. The Briar King has awoken and mythical beasts roam the land. Crotheny's king and his daughters are dead by betrayal. His bereaved wife Murielle keeps tenuous hold on the throne and the hope that her headstrong daughter, Anne Dare, has escaped the assassins' blades. The queen sends her most trusted and lethal knight, Sir Neil MeqVren, on a quest to discover her daughter's fate. He will find Anne has narrowly escaped the massacre at Saint Cer and lives on the run in the company of her maid, Austra, and the duel-prone swordsman Cazio. Meanwhile, woodsman Aspar White is sent on a mission to slay the Briar King. All will fight for their lives in the wake of dark forces emerging from shadow to force a dangerously forgotten prophecy into the world.

Keyes is among authors like George R.R. Martin whose work is reinvigorating the often tired genre of high fantasy with rich, dark, and mature storytelling. His characters are vibrant and range far beyond Dungeons & Dragons cliché. He places these starkly drawn men and women into a world built upon a squirming foundation of myth, legend, prophecy, and folklore, which, to their own peril, they are only beginning to understand. --Jeremy Pugh

]]> 4 0 false Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 03:11:04 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 03:18:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4827841 284562 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 14:59:29 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 27 00:03:56 -0800 2007 more...]]> 75792766 1910502 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:05:49 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 03:19:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 44052207 854141 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3 0 false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 08:32:34 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 08:34:55 -0800 2009 43977614 1943806 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 5 0 false Thu Jan 22 15:06:02 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 15:09:26 -0800 2009 51331461 403184 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:18:11 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:26:12 -0700 2009 A very good follow up, the next step in what proves to be a great book


good stuff:
Excellent, the characters are developed and the addition of Leof is a nice one

negative stuff:
aaah.... aaah.... one of the best but not the best]]> 43384225 425471 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 17 13:57:15 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 13:58:13 -0800 2009 68759593 1874699 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 5 0 false Mon Aug 24 18:25:39 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 18:28:47 -0700 2009 79555635 2994079 733424 0345440676 9780345440679 4 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177796711m/733424.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/733424.The_Charnel_Prince 3.88 49 The Charnel Prince, author Greg Keyes keeps up the pace set by The Briar King with a second taut entry in his series--the Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. The Briar King has awoken and mythical beasts roam the land. Crotheny's king and his daughters are dead by betrayal. His bereaved wife Murielle keeps tenuous hold on the throne and the hope that her headstrong daughter, Anne Dare, has escaped the assassins' blades. The queen sends her most trusted and lethal knight, Sir Neil MeqVren, on a quest to discover her daughter's fate. He will find Anne has narrowly escaped the massacre at Saint Cer and lives on the run in the company of her maid, Austra, and the duel-prone swordsman Cazio. Meanwhile, woodsman Aspar White is sent on a mission to slay the Briar King. All will fight for their lives in the wake of dark forces emerging from shadow to force a dangerously forgotten prophecy into the world.

Keyes is among authors like George R.R. Martin whose work is reinvigorating the often tired genre of high fantasy with rich, dark, and mature storytelling. His characters are vibrant and range far beyond Dungeons & Dragons cliché. He places these starkly drawn men and women into a world built upon a squirming foundation of myth, legend, prophecy, and folklore, which, to their own peril, they are only beginning to understand. --Jeremy Pugh

]]> 0 0 false Tue Dec 01 13:48:21 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 13:48:21 -0800 2009 62782166 1890635 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:21:31 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 23:36:22 -0700 2009 1 65805334 165757 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 16:56:17 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 16:56:55 -0700 2009 43018560 317619 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 4 0 false Wed Jan 14 10:08:15 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 10:08:23 -0800 2009 14648471 365191 733424 0345440676 9780345440679 4 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177796711m/733424.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/733424.The_Charnel_Prince 3.88 49 The Charnel Prince, author Greg Keyes keeps up the pace set by The Briar King with a second taut entry in his series--the Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. The Briar King has awoken and mythical beasts roam the land. Crotheny's king and his daughters are dead by betrayal. His bereaved wife Murielle keeps tenuous hold on the throne and the hope that her headstrong daughter, Anne Dare, has escaped the assassins' blades. The queen sends her most trusted and lethal knight, Sir Neil MeqVren, on a quest to discover her daughter's fate. He will find Anne has narrowly escaped the massacre at Saint Cer and lives on the run in the company of her maid, Austra, and the duel-prone swordsman Cazio. Meanwhile, woodsman Aspar White is sent on a mission to slay the Briar King. All will fight for their lives in the wake of dark forces emerging from shadow to force a dangerously forgotten prophecy into the world.

Keyes is among authors like George R.R. Martin whose work is reinvigorating the often tired genre of high fantasy with rich, dark, and mature storytelling. His characters are vibrant and range far beyond Dungeons & Dragons cliché. He places these starkly drawn men and women into a world built upon a squirming foundation of myth, legend, prophecy, and folklore, which, to their own peril, they are only beginning to understand. --Jeremy Pugh

]]> 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 13:22:45 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 16:10:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 30481422 743864 91965 0345440714 9780345440716 29 <![CDATA[The Charnel Prince (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239661m/91965.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91965.The_Charnel_Prince 3.93 491
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen’s one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour’s arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.

At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom’s destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.

Here then is Book II of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand–it is Greg Keyes’s most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.


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