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For the very first time in almost two decades, Elizabeth Moon returns to the realm of her outstanding Action of Paksenarrion trilogy.   Because of Paks’s bravery, the long-disappeared heir for the half-elven kingdom of Lyonya hasbeen unveiled as Kieri Phelan, a solid mercenary who gained a title—and enemies—in the nearby kingdom of Tsaia, where King Mikeli abruptly confronts the risk of a coup. Working quickly, Mikeli hits in the family behind the assault: the Verrakaien, magelords steeped in evil and death. About the only Verrakai whose magery isn't tainted with simple blood Mikeli’s survival—and that of Tsaia—depend.