The Children of Kings

AuthorMarion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross

CoverartistMatt Stawicki

LanguageEnglish

SeriesDarkover

The Children of Kings^[1]

Author	Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross
Cover artist	Matt Stawicki
Language	English
Series	Darkover
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	DAW Books
Publication date	March 2013
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	381
Preceded by	The Alton Gift
Followed by	The Laran Gambit

The Children of Kings is a science fiction novel by American writers Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross in the Darkover series. It was first published by in hardcover by DAW Books in 2013.^[2] The book is the second part of the "Children of Kings" duology.

The book starts about two years after the events in The Alton Gift, and is a direct continuation of that story. The book falls in the Darkover time period that the publisher has labeled "Modern Darkover", set after the departure of the Terran Federation.

Comyn

Gareth Marius-Danvan Elhalyn y Hastur, Heir to Elhalyn and to the Crown of the Comyn.
Danilo Hastur, Gareth's father and the son of the late Regis Hastur.
Miralys Elhalyn, Gareth's mother, the heiress of the Elhalyn Domain
Mikhail Lanart-Hastur, Regent of the Comyn.
Marguerida Alton-Hastur, Mikhail's wife.
Linnea Storn, Gareth's grandmother and Regis Hastur's wife, Keeper of the Comyn Tower
Danilo Ardais-Syrtis, the paxman and bredhyu to the late Regis Hastur, a close family friend.
Domenic Alton-Hastur, Mikhail and Marguerida's son.
Narsin, old retainer of the Elhalyn family
Jeremiah Reed aika Jeram, Terrana renegade who had remained on Darkoven when the Federation left.
Vistarin of Temora, a Comyn courtier
Octavien MacEwain, a Comyn courtier
Rufus DiAsturien
Lorrill Vallonde, had schemed to match his daughter with Domenic.
Illona Rider, underkeeper of Neskaya Tower and the nedestro daughter of Lord Ardais, betrothed to Domenic.
Michala, a monito on loan from Dalereuth Tower.
Raynelle, a junior monitor
Silvana of Nevarsin aka Kierestelli Hastur, the Keeper of Nevarsin Tower, the daughter of Regis and Linnea raised by the chieri.
Danilo Syrtis-Ardais, paxman to the late Regis Hastur.
Lew Alton, the old Lord Alton, Marguerida Alton's father, retired to Nevarsin after two heart attacks.
Hermes Aldaran, former Senator to the Terran Federation.

Dry Towners

Cyrillon Sensar, a Dry Towner merchant who has dealings with Gareth and Domenic.
Rahelle, Cyrillon's daughter
Rakhal, Cyrillon's apprentice
Korllen, cook of Cyrillon's trading party
Tomas, Alric, members of Cyrillon's trading party
Dayan, Lord of Shainsa.
Merach, the sword arm of Dayan
Hayat, Dayan's son
Rivoth, the headman of Korllen's home village
Adahab, Rivot's eldest son

Terrans

Poulos, a Terran arms dealer and smuggler, the captain of the Lamonica.
Offenbach, the ship's mate
Robard, Taz, Viss, Jory, Lakrin are the crew of the Lamonica
Cuinn, a village headman dealing with Poulos
Harris, the captain of the Grissom, a Terranan rebel ship in need of repair
Dauntless, a supposed Federation ship in pursuit of the Grissom
Jeram aka Jeremiah Reed, a Terranan regenade who stayed on Darkover when the Federation left.

Chieri

David Hamilton, the Terran doctor from The World Wreckers, living with the chieri
Keral, a chieri, David Hamilton's mate and Kierestelli's foster parent.
Lianantheren, child of David and Keral, Kierestelli's foster sibling.
Diravanariel, the chieri elder who cast Kierestelli out.

v t e Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series
List of Darkover books
The Founding	Darkover Landfall Arilinn
The Ages of Chaos	Stormqueen! Thunderlord!
The Hundred Kingdoms	The Fall of Neskaya Zandru's Forge Hawkmistress! A Flame in Hali Two to Conquer The Heirs of Hammerfell
Recontact	Rediscovery The Shattered Chain The Spell Sword The Forbidden Tower Thendara House City of Sorcery Star of Danger The Winds of Darkover
After the Comyn	The Bloody Sun The Sword of Aldones The Heritage of Hastur The Planet Savers Sharra's Exile The World Wreckers Hastur Lord Exile's Song The Shadow Matrix Traitor's Sun
Modern Darkover	The Alton Gift The Children of Kings The Laran Gambit
Anthologies and collections	The Keeper's Price Sword of Chaos Free Amazons of Darkover The Other Side of the Mirror Red Sun of Darkover Four Moons of Darkover Domains of Darkover Renunciates of Darkover Leroni of Darkover Towers of Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover Snows of Darkover Music of Darkover Stars of Darkover Gifts of Darkover Realms of Darkover Masques of Darkover Crossroads of Darkover Citadels of Darkover Jewels of Darkover
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