{"id":47,"date":"2018-02-22T19:37:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.wordpress.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:48:35","slug":"the-high-kings-tomb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"The High King\u2019s Tomb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-High-Kings-Tomb-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The High Kings Tomb\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-High-Kings-Tomb-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-High-Kings-Tomb-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-High-Kings-Tomb-768x1162.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-High-Kings-Tomb-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-High-Kings-Tomb-1200x1815.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-High-Kings-Tomb.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The High King&#8217;s Tomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6db53144430cd535c30c422dba0f342d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The High King&#8217;s Tomb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-0-7564-0588-5<br>(mass market paperback, August 2009) ISBN 978-0-7564-0489-5<br>(trade paperback, November 2008)<br>ISBN 978-0-7564-0266-2<br>(hardback, November 2007)<br>Also available in eBook editions.<br>DAW Books, Inc., New York<br>Cover art \u00a9 2007 Donato<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where to Purchase<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=kristen+britain&amp;sprefix=kristen+britain&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/audiobook\/the-high-kings-tomb-book-three-of-green-rider-unabridged\/id1440672474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/search?searchAuthor=Kristen+Britain&amp;qid=1335703330&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=sr_ab_1_1_1&amp;ipRedirectOverride=true&amp;overrideBaseCountry=true&amp;pf_rd_p=defe5c0a-4d7a-4872-9ca0-c91016147626&amp;pf_rd_r=GEAQJ4T42GH0ZVNBG1W1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Kristen%20Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-high-king-s-tomb-kristen-britain\/6574915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/search\/book?keys=Kristen+Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shermans.com\/book\/9780756404895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherman&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">More than a thousand years ago the armies of the Arcosian Empire, led by Mornhavon the Black, crossed the great sea and tried to conquer the land of Sacoridia using terrible dark magic. Eventually Mornhavon had been captured, and his evil spirit imprisoned in Blackveil Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Since that day, the perimeter of Blackveil\u2014now a dark and twisted land\u2014had been protected by the magical D\u2019Yer Wall. But in the centuries since the war\u2019s end, knowledge of the working of magic had disappeared from Sacoridia, due to the fear and prejudice of a people traumatized by Mornhavon\u2019s sorceries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Karigan G\u2019ladheon was now a seasoned Green Rider\u2014a member of the magical messenger corps of the king. But during her first year as a Rider, a rogue magician had cracked the mighty D\u2019Yer Wall. The spirit of Mornhavon, sensing the weakness, had begun to wake, seeking vengeance, and causing frightening aberrations throughout the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Karigan had managed to transport the spirit of Mornhavon into the future, buying valuable time for her king and country. But how far in the future was Mornhavon now? A hundred years? Ten years? Only one year? There was no way to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">And though Karigan and her fellow Riders scoured the land searching for lost magical knowledge, and members of Clan D\u2019Yer camped at the wall hoping to uncover its lost secrets, they were unaware of a threat to their kingdom that lay far closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">For there were Arcosian soldiers who\u2019d survived the Long War, and the descendants of those ancient enemies had spent generations honing their powers of dark magic\u2014a force against which the Sacoridians had no defense\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Karigan thrust, and the thief slipped aside. Her sword hissed at his neck, and he danced away. The smirk on his face revealed he thought it all a great joke. She brought the sword down in what should have been a crushing blow, but he flitted out of the way. Blow after blow was casually deflected, and when she threw herself into one particularly powerful thrust, he simply stepped aside. Her center of gravity was thrown forward and she had to hurry her feet back under her before she fell on her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Her lungs strained against the corset for breath. Sweat trickled down her neck and temples. The thief remained cool and impeccable, awaiting her next move. It infuriated her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">She whirled and their blades clanged together and slid hilt to hilt. They were very close, almost nose to nose. She could look right into his light gray eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m enjoying this dance,\u201d he said in a silken whisper, \u201cand I think you are, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Praise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026this action-packed third Green Rider volume\u2026Britain keeps the excitement high from beginning to end, balancing epic magical battles with the humor and camaraderie of Karigan and her fellow Riders.\u201d \u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cContinuing the epic tale begun in Green Rider and First Rider\u2019s Call, Britain\u2019s latest combines familiar characters with new allies and enemies as it builds to a crucial point in the history of the land. Readers of epic fantasy and series followers will want this finely honed, skillfully crafted tale.\u201d \u2013Library Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe intermittent sense of foreboding is offset by a healthy dose of old-fashioned adventure\u2014kidnappings, a noble thief, near drowning, divine visitations, ghosts, a visit to an upscale brothel, and some very bad knife throwing\u2014that provides a satisfying temporary conclusion despite this being very much a middle novel with serious nastiness still looming.\u201d \u2013Locus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBritain provides plenty of action\u2026and a good command of character.\u201d \u2013Booklist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAccessible writing, charming characters, and some pretty entertaining sword-and-sorcery action.\u201d \u2013Fantasy Book Critic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBritain keeps the excitement high from beginning to end, balancing epic magical battles with the humor and camaraderie of Karigan and her fellow riders.\u201d \u2013School Library Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High King&#8217;s Tomb ISBN 978-0-7564-0588-5(mass market paperback, August 2009) ISBN 978-0-7564-0489-5(trade paperback, November 2008)ISBN 978-0-7564-0266-2(hardback, November 2007)Also available in eBook editions.DAW Books, Inc., New YorkCover art \u00a9 2007 Donato Where to Purchase More than a thousand years ago the armies of the Arcosian Empire, led by Mornhavon the Black, crossed the great sea and&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/?page_id=47\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1036,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/1036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}