Angelaeon Circle 2 - Eye of the Sword
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Authors: Karyn Henley
Praise for
The Angelaeon Circle
“Karyn Henley spins a lyrical young-adult tale of mythical and legendary beings, of reimagined angels and terrifying malevolents, in a small kingdom where the world’s fate rests on a young priestess’s shoulders.”
—K
ATHY
T
YERS
, author of
Shivering World
and the Firebird series
“Karyn Henley’s novel starts with a jolt, grabs the reader by the collar, and doesn’t slow down one minute. This author infuses her text with imagery, suspense, and a cast that will appeal to all ages. In addition, it has a feeling that I can only describe as “folklorish,” with all the best elements that come with that—music, magic, and mystery. I think it’s destined to become a classic.”
—K
ATHI
A
PPELT
, author of
The Underneath
, National Book Award finalist, Newbery Honor Book, PEN USA Award
“This lusciously written fantasy has it all: epic battles, earthbound angels, immortal humans, and a bright, engaging heroine. Henley’s young priestess-turned-warrior is forced to put her past together like a jigsaw puzzle with pieces so sharp they cut. Her story is nearly impossible to forget, so readers will be eager for more!”
—L
OUISE
H
AWES
, author of
Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand
, AAUW Juvenile Literature Award nominee; Gold Award, Hall of Fame,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Henley, Karyn.
Eye of the sword / Karyn Henley. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (Angelaeon circle; bk. 2)
Summary: Trevin is forced to leave Melaia alone to battle with the advances of a swaggering Dregmoorian prince while he undertakes the king’s quest to solve the mystery of the missing comains and find the harps that will restore the angels’ stairway to heaven.
eISBN: 978-0-307-73015-2
[1. Angels—Fiction. 2. Fantasy.] I. Title.
PZ7.H3895Ey 2012
[Fic]—dc23
2011039623
v3.1
To Raygan and Heath,
excellent brothers and two of the finest men I know
AST OF
C
HARACTERS
Ambria:
Queen of Eldarra; mother of Resarian.
Arelin:
Angelaeon; a warrior angel.
the Asp:
A spy for the Angelaeon; lives in the Dregmoors.
Lord Beker:
King Laetham’s advisor.
Benasin:
The Second-born immortal; father of Jarrod.
Catellus:
One of the missing comains of Camrithia.
Cilla:
Serving woman at the palace in Qanreef; wife of Paullus.
Dio:
A bard for the court of Eldarra.
Dreia:
One of the Archae. Guardian of plant life and the Wisdom Tree.
Dwin:
Sixteen-year-old brother of Trevin.
Earthbearer:
One of the Archae. Guardian of ground and underground; also known as Lord of the Under-Realm.
Flametender:
One of the Archae. Guardian of fire.
Fornian:
One of Prince Varic’s men; Dregmoorian.
Haden:
Brother of King Kedemeth; a horseman of Eldarra.
Hanni (Hanamel):
High priestess of the city of Navia.
Hesel:
One of Prince Varic’s men; Dregmoorian.
Iona:
Fifteen-year-old priestess of Navia.
Jarrod:
Nephili; half brother of Melaia; admitted to the ranks of Angelaeon as Exousia.
Lady Jayde:
A noblewoman from the southern isles.
Kedemeth:
King of Eldarra; father of Resarian; brother of Haden.
Laetham:
King of Camrithia; Melaia’s father.
Livia:
A servant-messenger of the lower order of angels.
Melaia:
Seventeen-year-old princess of Camrithia; Nephili.
Nash:
King Laetham’s personal servant.
Nuri:
Thirteen-year-old novice priestess of Navia.
Ollena:
Expert swordswoman; Angelaeon of the rank of Exousia.
Paullus:
Angelaeon; tavern-keeper at the Full Sail in Qanreef.
Peron:
Novice priestess at Navia; turned into a drak at the age of six.
Pym (Pymbric):
Armsman to Trevin.
Lord Rejius:
Firstborn immortal; ruler of the Dregmoors.
Resarian:
Fifteen-year-old prince of Eldarra.
Seaspinner:
One of the Archae. Guardian of water.
Serai:
Angelaeon; Melaia’s handmaid.
Stalia:
Immortal daughter of the Firstborn; queen of the Dregmoors.
Trevin:
Twenty-one-year-old comain of Camrithia; brother of Dwin.
Varic:
Dregmoorian prince.
Windweaver:
One of the Archae. Guardian of wind.
HE
A
NGELAEON
FIRST SPHERVE: The three highest ranks are not strictly angels but winged heavenly beings who serve in the presence of the Most High.
C
HERUBIM
Guard light and sound (music)
S
ERAPHIM
Personal servants of the Most High
O
PHANIM
Guard celestial travel
SECOND SPHERE:
K
URIOTES
Regulate duties of lower angels and govern worlds
A
RCHAE
Guardians of the world’s elements: wind, fire, water, plant life, and earth
T
HRONOS
Negotiators and justice-bearers
THIRD SPHERE:
E
XOUSIA
Warriors and keepers of history
A
RCHANGELS
Guardians of people groups; influential in politics and commerce
A
NGELS
Messengers
WORLD SPHERE:
N
EPHILI
The “clouded ones”; half-angel, half-human
S
YLVANS
Elflike earth-angels; inhabit forests and woodlands
W
INDWINGS
Winged horses
s Trevin stepped into the seedy tavern at Drywell, his hand instinctively slid toward his dagger. Not that he was daft enough to challenge the three well-muscled strangers who had cornered his younger brother. Nor did Dwin look as if he wanted to be rescued. He laughed like a madman, his dark curls matted to his forehead, his hands around a mug. One of the three men pushed another mug his way.