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Elizabeth Moon dividends to the illusion world of the paladin Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter - Paks for short - in this second volume of a new series filled up with all the vivid imaginative flights, meticulous world-building, realistic military action, and deft characterization that viewers have come to expect out of this award-winning author. In Kings of the North, Moon is working at the very level of her storytelling capabilities. Serenity and order have been restored to the kingdoms of Tsaia and Lyonya, because of the crowning of two kings: Mikeli of Tsaia and, in Lyonya, Kieri Phelan, a mercenary captain whose royal bloodstream and half-elven heritage are resented by elves and humans alike. On the top, all is wish and guarantee. But underneath, trouble is brewing. Mikeli cannot stay carefully on his throne so long as remnants of the bad Verrakaien magelords are in large. Kieri has been hounded to marry and provide the kingdom with an heir - but this is the least of his concerns. A odd rift has developed between him and his grandmother and co-ruler, the immortal elven queen known as the Lady. More difficult is the ex-pirate Alured, who schemes to seize Kieri's throne for himself - and Mikeli's, too, while he's at it. In the mean time, to the north, the aggressive kingdom of Pargun seems poised to invade.Now, as war threatens to erupt from without and within, both kings are dangerously divided. Old alliances and the bonds of a friendly relationship are going to be examined as nothing you've seen prior. And a surprising discovery changes everything.
