The Blood of Kings
C. B. Hoffman
Valdaur's golden age under the Marthalen Kings is a fading memory, brought to an end by the tyrannical sorcercer, Bathlemar. His reign was ended by an alliance of wizards of the High Council and the noble houses, but after over a century, it seems his corruption still lingers over the kingdom. With Valdaur now ruled by an aged and weakening king, and with a sickly prince due to inherit the throne, a sense of both desperation and opportunity raises the specter of civil war.
Born into these troubling times, orphaned in boyhood, Donan faces a miserable death starving in the streets of Solium, or rotting chained to the wall in King's Prison. He is saved from this fate when he is taken in as an apprentice to the Order of the Black Falcon, a guild of spies and assassins in service to the Crown. Exceptionally skilled, Donan comes to embrace his life in the shadows to become a protector of the throne.
His world falls apart, however, when he becomes the target of an assassination attempt by the very man who saved him from the streets. Having discovered a conspiracy implicating his own guild, Donan is framed as a traitor and hunted by his own brethren. Determined to expose the real traitor, he must find a way to survive long enough to gather the needed proof.
Hunted and alone, Donan's time is running out, until a surprise visit by the last remaining outlawed wizard of the disbanded High Council gives Donan one last, desperate chance to outmaneuver those trying to kill him.
Duration - 7h 52m.
Author - C. B. Hoffman.
Narrator - Michael Gallagher.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2018 Cynthia Hoffman ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Valdaur's golden age under the Marthalen Kings is a fading memory, brought to an end by the tyrannical sorcercer, Bathlemar. His reign was ended by an alliance of wizards of the High Council and the noble houses, but after over a century, it seems his corruption still lingers over the kingdom. With Valdaur now ruled by an aged and weakening king, and with a sickly prince due to inherit the throne, a sense of both desperation and opportunity raises the specter of civil war. Born into these troubling times, orphaned in boyhood, Donan faces a miserable death starving in the streets of Solium, or rotting chained to the wall in King's Prison. He is saved from this fate when he is taken in as an apprentice to the Order of the Black Falcon, a guild of spies and assassins in service to the Crown. Exceptionally skilled, Donan comes to embrace his life in the shadows to become a protector of the throne. His world falls apart, however, when he becomes the target of an assassination attempt by the very man who saved him from the streets. Having discovered a conspiracy implicating his own guild, Donan is framed as a traitor and hunted by his own brethren. Determined to expose the real traitor, he must find a way to survive long enough to gather the needed proof. Hunted and alone, Donan's time is running out, until a surprise visit by the last remaining outlawed wizard of the disbanded High Council gives Donan one last, desperate chance to outmaneuver those trying to kill him. Duration - 7h 52m. Author - C. B. Hoffman. Narrator - Michael Gallagher. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2018 Cynthia Hoffman ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Prologue
Duration:00:17:55
Chapter 1: Seeking Hope
Duration:00:32:55
Chapter 2: In The Course of Duty
Duration:00:06:47
Chaper 3: An Unexpected Find
Duration:00:06:54
Chapter 4: The New One
Duration:00:28:41
Chapter 5: Struggle for Acceptance
Duration:00:10:57
Chapter 6: Taskmaster
Duration:00:06:19
Chapter 7: Coming of Age
Duration:00:07:32
Chapter 8: Risk and Reward
Duration:00:27:17
Chapter 9: Painful Lessons
Duration:00:17:34
Chaper 10: New Blood
Duration:00:14:20
Chapter 11: Not Quite So Simple
Duration:00:18:41
Chapter 12: Amity and Enmity
Duration:00:23:51
Chapter 13: Ambivalence
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 14: Risky Business
Duration:00:05:25
Chapter 15: First Blood
Duration:00:28:55
Chapter 16: Killing Conscience
Duration:00:14:13
Chapter 17: The Value of Discretion
Duration:00:22:44
Chapter 18: Bequest
Duration:00:19:57
Chapter 19: Ingenuity
Duration:00:32:56
Chapter 20: Twisted Trails
Duration:00:07:29
Chapter 21: Sheep and Wolves
Duration:00:37:16
Chapter 22: Treachery Afoot
Duration:00:07:08
Chapter 23: Moving On
Duration:00:06:15
Chapter 24: Duty Calls
Duration:00:15:13
Chapter 25: The Search
Duration:00:15:58
Chapter 26: The Precipice of Choice
Duration:00:20:35
Chapter 27: One Among the Brethren
Duration:00:15:55
Chapter 28: Hounds of Hell
Duration:00:17:58
Chapter 29: A Chance Encounter
Duration:00:19:21
Chapter 30: A New Assignment
Duration:00:08:30
Chapter 31: The Minstrel
Duration:00:08:14
Chapter 32: Eavesdropping
Duration:00:14:06
Chapter 33: Dangerous Discovery
Duration:00:10:52
Chapter 34: The Hunted
Duration:00:19:14
Chapter 35: Charity
Duration:00:13:21
Chapter 36: Asdean Priory
Duration:00:09:49
Chapter 37: The Father and the Friar
Duration:00:15:11
Chapter 38: Empathy
Duration:00:11:31
Chapter 39: Strange Bedfellows
Duration:00:12:18
Chapter 40: Brother Kennyth
Duration:00:11:52
Chapter 41: Lost Idyll
Duration:00:12:08
Chapter 42: The Friar and the Assassin
Duration:00:21:17
Chapter 43: Hiding in Plain Sight
Duration:00:20:28
Chapter 44: Dar-Esai Hunting
Duration:00:28:59
Chapter 45: Sir Barnard's Manor
Duration:00:16:34
Chapter 46: Ill Will
Duration:00:13:45
Chapter 47: The Road to Culane
Duration:00:25:56
Chapter 48: Midwinter Festival
Duration:00:22:14
Chapter 49: An Unexpected Meeting
Duration:00:05:50
Chapter 50: The Tipping Point
Duration:00:27:49
Chapter 51: An Accident of Birth
Duration:00:25:44
Chapter 52: Threatening Shadows
Duration:00:12:42
Chapter 53: Honor Among Thieves
Duration:00:23:03
Chapter 54: The Price of Notoriety
Duration:00:28:18
Chapter 55: The Parting of Ways
Duration:00:20:01
Chapter 56: The Cruelty of Fate
Duration:00:16:37
Chapter 57: On the Scent
Duration:00:19:45
Chapter 58: Student and Master
Duration:00:09:16
Chapter 59: So Few Answers
Duration:00:07:43
Chapter 60: Grasping at Straws
Duration:00:19:47
Chapter 61: Reviving Old Friendships
Duration:00:20:28
Chapter 62: Journey Through Arendell Valley
Duration:00:07:58
Chapter 63: Unwilling Assistance
Duration:00:24:49
Chapter 64: The Mysteries of Deathwood
Duration:00:34:30
Chapter 65: The Burden of Blood
Duration:00:13:24
Chapter 66: Revealing the Truth
Duration:00:11:16
Chapter 67: A Falling Out
Duration:00:11:43
Chapter 68: Uneasy Alliance
Duration:00:11:48
Chapter 69: Trapping an Archbishop
Duration:00:28:36
Chapter 70: A Travelling Companion
Duration:00:06:55
Chapter 71: Counterplay
Duration:00:22:09
Chapter 72: Forging Alliances
Duration:00:20:15
Chapter 73: Duty, Law, and Higher Law
Duration:00:14:49
Chapter 74: Unpleasant Surprises
Duration:00:08:05
Chapter 75: Meeting in Kirklen
Duration:00:14:21
Chapter 76: Hunting the Hunter
Duration:00:34:40
Chapter 77: A Life For A Life
Duration:00:30:12
Chapter 78: Long Live The King
Duration:00:16:32
Chapter 79: Fealty
Duration:00:25:52
Chapter 80: Friends and Enemies
Duration:00:16:27
Chapter 81: Aught Amiss
Duration:00:07:14
Chapter 82: Unfortunate Events
Duration:00:19:40
Chapter 83: Ill-Omen
Duration:00:13:22
Chapter 84: The Battle for Amherst
Duration:00:28:29
Chapter 85: Considering All Options
Duration:00:20:53
Chapter 86: Visit to Ehrengard
Duration:00:20:32
Chapter 87: Ambassador Kennyth
Duration:00:37:14
Chapter 88: Storm on the Horizon
Duration:00:07:10
Chapter 89: Bad Company
Duration:00:28:11
Chapter 90: Parley is Over
Duration:00:38:49
Chapter 91: Friend or Foe
Duration:00:21:15
Chapter 92: Escalade
Duration:00:10:13
Chapter 93: Making a Stand
Duration:00:25:40
Chapter 94: House Yarbrough is Fallen
Duration:00:16:58
Chapter 95: Celebration at Tennryth
Duration:00:17:10
Chapter 96: The Plough and Furrow
Duration:00:14:11
Chapter 97: Old Friends, Old Enemies
Duration:00:26:29
Chapter 98: Grave Miscalculation
Duration:00:23:06
Chapter 99: A Vow Kept
Duration:00:17:38
Chapter 100: I Am The Sword
Duration:00:18:12
Chapter 101: All Debts Paid
Duration:00:07:45
Chapter 102: Hopes for Reconciliation
Duration:00:16:47
Chapter 103: Hurry Up and Wait
Duration:00:18:48
Chapter 104: The Lion's Den
Duration:00:29:05
Chapter 105: An Unlooked-For Enemy
Duration:00:05:51
Chapter 106: The House Marthalen
Duration:00:16:28
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:25