SOLVED. A trilogy about a king and a queen? [s]

[Genna]

I have been searching for this book series for about 2 years now and I still can't find it. All I remember about the book is that in the end of the series the king and queen die and because they don't have any children, the kingdom crumbles under the rule of some new guy. This happens in he last few pages of the last book, and it is being told by a old man. I also know the book was published between the years 1970-1999 but that's about it.

[Sophie]

Is this historical fiction based on the lives of an actual king and queen, or made up?

[Michele]

Would you say this is a YA book or more for adults? You say it was a series -- do you recall how many books, or what happens in any of the other books? Even small events or incidents might strike someone's memory. Was the book thin or thick? Do you recall anything about the cover? Do the king and queen die naturally or is there a battle or plague or are they murdered? Any recollection of who the old man is -- is he for example the son of the king and queen, or their war leader, or just some random guy?

[Lee Anne]

Sounds a little like the end of The Princess and Curdie. In the last page or two, (view spoiler)[the hero and the princess get married, and they rule wisely, but whoever takes over when they die allows corruption to overtake the city/kingdom again, and I think the town or the rock it is built on splits in half, and they are all destroyed. (hide spoiler)]

Hmm, except that series is two books, not a trilogy. Here's the end, though, if you want to see for yourself: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/709/70...

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Maybe Pendragon's Banner series? It's a trilogy.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Or Westmark trilogy?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

or Hawk of May (Gawain trilogy)?

[Michele]

Jeez, you're making the rest of us look like slackers ;)

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Don't worry, I don't read this genre so they're all complete stabs in the dark. But I did log into Novelist which has inspired a sudden burst of labor!

[Genna]

Lee Anne wrote: "Sounds a little like the end of The Princess and Curdie. In the last page or two, [spoilers removed]

Hmm, except that series is two books, not a trilogy. Here's the end, though, if ..."


oh. my. god. thank you. That's it! I'm so glad you knew what I was talking about! I was so terribly vague.

[Michele]

Oh, that's an oldie but a goodie! Sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. Now I want to re-read those...