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The Poet King

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by Ilana C. Myer


  A particular scroll on the desk, Julien recognized: the work Archmaster Hendin returned to whenever he could. He had questioned her again about Labyrinth Isle, for the purpose of noting down every detail she could recall. He was writing a chronicle; an account of all that had happened within that year. Though it was not yet finished, he had titled it already, letters flourishing across the page: The Poet King.

  Looking up now, he fixed her with a stern look. “This had best be important.”

  Julien stood on the threshold of High Master Hendin’s study, suddenly feeling awkward. She remembered standing in this same spot when this had been Elissan Diar’s chamber. The man who for a brief space had been the Poet King. In her mind’s eye she saw him and Sendara in the shaft of light.

  As far as she knew, Sendara Diar was with her mother’s people, no doubt learning the airs that befit a Haveren of Deere.

  “It’s important,” she said. “The carvings in the Hall of Harps—they’ve changed again.”

  He looked amused, resigned. “I thought that might happen,” he said. “I will come down to see. You know it’s the reason I stayed. Knowing I might be needed, still.” He smiled. “Otherwise, Julien Imara, I would have taken the Silver Branch, used it to summon the ferry to me, and gone out to the Lost Isles. I’ve been ready for some time.”

  “But not yet,” she said hopefully.

  “Not yet.” He stood. “Let’s see what’s to come.”

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  About the Author

  ILANA C. MYER has worked as a journalist in Jerusalem and a cultural critic for various publications. As Ilana Teitelbaum she has written book reviews and critical essays for The Globe and Mail, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, and HuffPost. She is the author of Last Song Before the Night, Fire Dance, and The Poet King. You can sign up for email updates here.

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  Map

  Part I

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Part II

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Part III

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Part IV

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Epilogue

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  About the Author

  Copyright

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  THE POET KING

  Copyright © 2020 by Ilana C. Myer

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  Cover art by Stephan Martiniere

  Map by Jennifer Hanover

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