She pressed her mouth to his cheek in a slow kiss and whispered in his ear, "I'd be very grateful." "Well," the boy said. "There's so much work today." She leaned in closer to him, and the boy felt her slender body mold against his, soft and lower-scented and delightful. "Just this one little favor?" "I don't know," said the boy. PROLOGUE "Please, Tavi," wheedled the girl in the predawn darkness outside the stead-holt's kitchen.
FROM THE WRITINGS OF GAIUS PRIMUS FIRST LORD OF ALBRA It is almost enough to make me believe in Destiny. One never knows who that person is, where he might be, or what decision he might make. In that dire moment of uncertainty, that person's decision, good or bad, right or wrong, big or small, can unwittingly change the world. If there is any lesson to be learned from history, it is that all too often the fate of armies, of cities, of entire realms rests upon the actions of one person. Their decisions, their passions, their foolishness, and their dreams shape the years to come. The strongest city, the largest army is, at its most basic level, a collection of individuals. Book 1 Furies of Calderon Table of Contents Title page Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8Ĭhapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21Ĭhapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34Ĭhapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47Ībout the Author The course of history is determined not by battles, by sieges, or usurpations, but by the actions of the individual.
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