![]() ![]() The other princesses are murdered as Neil and Muriele watch helplessly - themselves saved only by the appearance of the Briar King. On her return, Anne is warned she must be Queen to save the world. Anne's training takes a strange turn as she finds herself in a magical realm. Beneath the castle, the captive last Skasloi (known as "the Kept") makes evil predictions. ![]() Muriele and her two other daughters evacuate to the country, aided by loyal knight Neil MeqVren who is in love with Princess Fastia.Īt the monastery, Stephen finds corruption within the church, and prophecies concerning the terrifying Briar King. Queen Muriele secretly sends Anne and her friend Austra to a convent to be trained as an assassin. ![]() Aspar is warned about the mythical Briar King by the strange Selfry travellers.Įvil Prince Robert murders his sister and tricks his brother into war with nearby Hansa. The forester Aspar White rescues a novice monk, Stephen Darige, from a kidnapping. About 2300 years later, Dare's grave is found by her descendant, rebellious Princess Anne. The Skasloi king tells Virgenya humanity is cursed. The Born Queen, Virgenya Dare, defeats the evil Skasloi with magic and frees humanity from slavery. ![]() The Briar King is a fantasy novel by American writer Greg Keyes, the first book of four in the series The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. ![]()
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