Empires of Edomia
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All that glitters is not qualicite in the legendary queendom of Quavex: The last-standing Daughter City of fabled Taugwadeth is rocked to its foundations by a crisis of regal succession and the threat of war between shadowy adversaries who see the power vacuum as a means to their own self-serving ends. And what's to stop their sinister agenda when the ancient legacy of the enlightened Goddess-worshiping matriarchy hangs by a thread in this city on a mountain where privilege now outweighs simple justice, and once-pure, well-meaning religion has itself become an instrument of greed? Meanwhile, a...
All that glitters is not qualicite in the legendary queendom of Quavex: The last-standing Daughter City of fabled Taugwadeth is rocked to its foundations by a crisis of regal succession and the threat of war between shadowy adversaries who see the power vacuum as a means to their own self-serving ends. And what's to stop their sinister agenda when the ancient legacy of the enlightened Goddess-worshiping matriarchy hangs by a thread in this city on a mountain where privilege now outweighs simple justice, and once-pure, well-meaning religion has itself become an instrument of greed? Meanwhile, a beautiful slave's virtue is jealously guarded by a wealthy merchant who intends to sacrifice the girl to gain favor from the old gods; a lowly monk, ignorant of his parentage and past, becomes a pawn in his superiors' schemes for political advantage; a once-and-would-be queen struggles to recall her duty and her destiny in a foreign land where she and her family are being hunted by fanatical inquisitors; and a group of young refugees from late-20th century Earth hide in plain sight, trying to blend in with their neighbors in this strangely-backward alien civilization. Together, all of them may hold the key to the fate and future of Edomia. This is a story told from many points of view: A pair of cunning spies posing as servants in the houses of the great; one beautiful and exotic, the other hideously deformed, each gifted in their own way, willing to do whatever it takes to save the ones they love and set their people free. A grubby swindler seeking to infiltrate the most rarefied circles of society in search of a priceless ancient relic-and as much pleasure as he can enjoy before wearing out his welcome. A ruthless regent who will stop at nothing to gain power for himself; a lady-in-waiting to a spoiled princess; a simple harness-maker torn from the stable boy he loves, forced by fate to become the puppet of the very men who murdered his sister; a domineering dowager, and a lovesick boy who risks all for revenge. The air is thick with intrigue in the privileged precincts of temple and palace. Fear rules the gaudy hillside houses of the rich, while whispers of revolution spread among the downtrodden denizens of the squalid streets below. In the shadow of the mountain, loves and loyalties will be tested when what is right gives way to what is necessary for a new world to be born. 'Empires of Edomia' is the fourth book in J.M. Kind's ongoing 'Tales from the Edomian Mythos, ' a uniquely imaginative mix of grimdark political fantasy and speculative fiction.
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