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The Stories of Nether and Mandria #7
The King Imperiled
For twelve years, King Faldain and his warrior-wife, Queen Alexeika, have sought the Chieftain--and the evil sorceress behind him--who killed their son the day barbarians attacked the palace. Now Dain, suffering from a powerful, life-threatening curse, struggles homeward to be saved by the Chalice of Life. But he is about to be betrayed by one closer than he could ever imagine.
363 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 29, 2005
About the author
Deborah Chester
51 books147 followersThe internationally published, award-winning author of 41 novels, Deborah Chester has written Regency romances, historical romances, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy. She is a tenured professor of professional writing in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches novel and short story writing.
She holds a B.A. with General Honors and an M.A. in Journalism; both degrees are from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied professional writing from author/teachers Jack M. Bickham, Robert L. Duncan, and Pulitzer-nominee Carolyn Hart. Chester has been writing professionally since 1978, and has used three pseudonyms – Jay D. Blakeney and Sean Dalton and C. Aubrey Hall for some of her science fiction and fantasy works.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America.
She holds a B.A. with General Honors and an M.A. in Journalism; both degrees are from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied professional writing from author/teachers Jack M. Bickham, Robert L. Duncan, and Pulitzer-nominee Carolyn Hart. Chester has been writing professionally since 1978, and has used three pseudonyms – Jay D. Blakeney and Sean Dalton and C. Aubrey Hall for some of her science fiction and fantasy works.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America.
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March 13, 2016
UGH! I used to like this series. The Sword, The Ring and The Chalice was so much better. I think my biggest issue with the latter of this series is that I really can't stand Tashalya who is kind of supposed to serve as an anti-hero. As I've said in all my previous reviews, I really don't like the way Chester writes female characters. They are either pretty, proper and inept or feisty, bold... and inept. I think it wouldn't bother me so much if there were other less than perfect male characters, but that doesn't usually happen. Judging by some comments on the author's website and the way the book ended, the author intended to keep this series going but her publisher disagreed. This book was published over ten years ago with no new book in sight so I think we can safely assume that this series has been put to rest.
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