Trevath— One of the Winter Kingdoms, located to the south of Margolan, long an adversary of Margolan and an ally of Nargi
Trinnen— Elite Sworn warriors
Trygve— Personal healer to King Donelan
Uri— Vayash moru, one of the Blood Council
Valiquet— Dhassonian palace
Vayash moru— Vampire residents of the Winter Kingdoms
Ved— Innkeeper at the Goat and Ram tavern
Veigonn— Elite Isencroft warriors, personal bodyguards to the Isencroft monarch
Verley— Lady’s maid to Lady Eadoin and wet nurse to Cwynn
Vistimar— Madhouse for insane mages, managed by Sister Rosta
Vittor— Healer in the palace of Queen Berwyn
Vitya— Ancient Margolan warrior
Vivian— Ghost of a little girl
Volshe— Temnottan mages
Vygulf— Vyrkin shaman
Vyrkin— Shapeshifters
Warlord Ifran— Long-dead Isencroft warrior, one of the eight clan lords
Warlord Olek— Long-dead Isencroft warrior, vayash moru, one of the eight clan lords
Wilym— Head of the Veigonn warriors
Wivvers— Margolan weapons inventor
Contents
Front Cover Image
Welcome
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Acknowledgments
Extras
Meet the Author
A Preview of Ascendent Kingdoms Saga
By Gail Z. Martin
Praise for The Sworn
Names and Places in The Dread
Copyright
Copyright
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ISBN 978-0-748-13171-6
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Copyright © 2012 by Gail Z. Martin
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