One Velvet Glove: A Tale Of The King's Blades (tales Of The King's Blades)

The Tales of the Kings Blades continues. So what happens next? Sir Rhys, Sir Sharp, and Sir Trustythree of the worlds greatest swordsmenare released from the Royal Guard in their twenties with no pension, no job, and no money. Rhyss father is the great Blade hero, Sir Spender, who finds himself in the same predicament. Spender knows of a fabulous treasure that was lost more than thirty years ago and thinks he knows where it may be. Why shouldnt the four of them go and look for it? But King Ambrose also remembers that treasure and believes it belongs to him. Why shouldnt he try to stop them?

Based upon a true tragedy that occurred in the village of Hornings Mills, Ontario, Canada, Shadow Song is set amid the economic ruin that occurred to so many émigrés and British pensioned officers of the 1830s. It is full of psychological and cultural contrasts of two cultures at odds with one another, and an intimate familiarity with the geography of the novel, from the immigrants' miserable landing stage at Grosse Isle into the dark reaches of Lake Superior's North Shore.

What the Media Say:
Lorina Stephens has proven herself an engaging author. The (Hanover) Post

The book Shadow Song is as diverse as the woman who wrote it. Susan Doolan The Barrie Examiner

It is often the case with contemporary Canadian authors that they have a tendency to punctuate their novels with long, psychological dissertations on mundane subjects. It's as if they feel that each everyday occurrence is fraught with deep sociological undertones. Shadow Song, fortunately, is free of such meanderings. It has a good economy of words and each paragraph contains vital information. Dan Pelton Orangeville Citizen

En garde! Paris, in the 1680s. Dashing swordsmen compete for the favours of licentious women, and magic--God's Blessing--is strong enough that prayers really are answered. Into the City of Light comes Lise de Trouvaille, a young noblewoman of modest means and no apparent Blessing, searching for an advantageous marriage. But the first eligible man she meets--during a werewolf attack, no less--is exactly the wrong person. Rafael, duc de Bellevasse, is at once too good for her and too bad (he is both the scion of one of the great families of France and a scoundrel presumed to be in league with the Devil, paying huge sums for death-magic spells). Knowing they are wrong for each other, Lise and Rafael find themselves drawn into plots and conspiracies combining a peasant uprising with the glittering aristocracy surrounding the imperial court. Each has a reason for wanting to solve a series of murders. And each has more than one reason for wanting to avoid the attentions of Nicolas de La Reynie, lieutenant-general of the Paris police and a man who knows, more than most, that something is going badly wrong in Paris A New Dave Duncan Novel Is Always A Reason To Celebrate, And His Trademark Blend Of High Adventure, Hard Science, And Wry Humour Makes Eocene Station A Must Read. K. N. ‘cannon’ Ball And His Superstar Wife, Tempest, Are Running For Their Lives. Cannon Has Exposed A Fraud So Huge Even Heads Of Government Are Implicated And Determined To Keep Cannon From Ever Testifying. Nowhere Is Safe, So They Step Out Of Time To A Research Station Fifty Million Years In The Past. The Dinosaurs Died Out Eons Ago And There Aren't Any People Around, So They Ought To Be Safe Then, Right? Wrong, Very Wrong! "So what happens next? Sir Rhys, Sir Sharp, and Sir Trusty--three of the world's greatest swordsmen are released from the Royal Guard in their twenties with no pension, no job, and no money. Rhys's father is the great Blade hero, Sir Spender, who finds himself in the same predicament. Spender knows of a fabulous treasure that was lost more than thirty years ago and thinks he knows where it may be. Why shouldn't the four of them go and look for it? But King Ambrose also remembers that treasure and believes it belongs to him. Why shouldn't he try to stop them?"-- Provided by publisher "So what happens next? Sir Rhys, Sir Sharp, and Sir Trusty--three of the world's greatest swordsmen--are released from the Royal Guard in their twenties with no pension, no job, and no money. Rhys's father is the great Blade hero, Sir Spender, who finds himself in the same predicament. Spender knows of a fabulous treasure that was lost more than thirty years ago and thinks he knows where it may be. Why shouldn't the four of them go and look for it? But King Ambrose also remembers that treasure and believes it belongs to him. Why shouldn't he try to stop them?"--Back cover So what happens next? Sir Rhys, Sir Sharp, and Sir Trusty -- three of the world's greatest swordsmen -- are released from the Royal Guard in their twenties with no pension, no job, and no money. Rhys's father is the great Blade hero, Sir Spender, who finds himself in the same predicament. Spender knows of a fabulous treasure that was lost more than thirty years ago and thinks he knows where it may be. Why shouldn't the four of them go and look for it? But King Ambrose also remembers that treasure and believes it belongs to him. Why shouldn't he try to stop them? Danielle Michele Fleming, 10 year old daughter of a French aristocratic mother, and the second son of English gentry, finds herself caught in the economic ruin that surrounds the failure of the Bourbon Monarchy. She finds herself aboard ship, destined for the Queen's Bush of Upper Canada and a life with the catalyst of her doom, her uncle, Edgar Fleming. Relentless in his hunt for her, her uncle has her tracked not only by bounty hunters, but in the end through another shaman of evil intent and a blood-debt to settle with Shadow Song. Based upon a true tragedy, Shadow Song is set amid the economic ruin that occurred to so many émigrés and British pensioned officers of the 1830s. It is full of psychological and cultural contrasts of two cultures at odds with one another, and an intimate familiarity with pioneer and Ojibwa culture.