Kings of the North Audiobook (Free)

Elizabeth Moon returns towards the fantasy world of the paladin Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter – Paks for brief – with this second level of a fresh series filled with all the bold imaginative flights, meticulous world-building, realistic armed forces action, and deft characterization that readers have come to expect from this award-winning author. In Kings from the North, Moon can be working at the elevation of her storytelling powers. Peace and order have been restored towards the kingdoms of Tsaia and Lyonya, thanks a lot about Kings from the North to the crowning of two kings: Mikeli of Tsaia and, in Lyonya, Kieri Phelan, a mercenary captain whose royal blood and half-elven history are resented by elves and human beings alike. On the surface, all is normally hope and promise. But underneath, trouble is certainly brewing. Mikeli cannot sit down properly on his throne so long as remnants of the wicked Verrakaien magelords are in large. Kieri is being hounded to marry and offer the kingdom with an heir – but this is the least of his concerns. A unusual rift has developed between him and his grandmother and co-ruler, the immortal elven queen known as the Lady. Even more problematic is the ex-pirate Alured, who schemes to seize Kieri’s throne for himself – and Mikeli’s, too, while he’s at it. On the other hand, towards the north, the intense kingdom of Pargun appears poised to invade. Now, as war threatens to erupt from without and within, both kings are dangerously divided. Old alliances as well as the bonds of a friendly relationship are going to end up being tested as never before. And a shocking discovery will change everything.