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Authors: Sherwood Smith

Banner of the Damned

 

Also by Sherwood Smith:

 

The History of Sartorias-deles

INDA

THE FOX

KING’S SHIELD

TREASON’S SHORE

BANNER OF THE DAMNED

The Dobrenica Series

CORONETS & STEEL

BLOOD SPIRITS

REVENANT EVE
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Coming in Fall 2012 from DAW Books

 

Copyright © 2012 by Sherwood Smith.

All Rights Reserved.

Jacket Art by Matt Stawicki.

Book designed by Elizabeth Glover

ISBN: 978-1-101-57993-0

DAW Books Collector’s No. 1581.

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First Printing, April 2012
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PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.

 

for Hallie O’Donovan

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CKNOWLEDGMENTS
 

Thanks to:

Francesca Forrest, Pilgrimsoul, Beth Bernobich, Amanda Weinstein,

and especially to:

Kate Elliott, Hallie O’Donovan, and Rachel Manija Brown

for duty above and beyond.

 
Table of Contents

Part One: Court

 

One: Of the Scribes’ First Rule

 

Two: Of the Second Rule

 

Three: Of the Hierarchy of Style

 

Four: Of White Linen and Ignorance

 

Five: The Dangers of an Unguarded Smile

 

Six: Of Honeyflower Wine and Lily-Bread

 

Seven: Of the Price of Style

 

Eight: Of a Disinterested Impulse

 

Nine: Of Cats and Golden Cages

 

Ten: Of Sartor and Gargoyles

 

Eleven: Of Love and Power

 

Twelve: Of the Rafalle

 

Part Two: Love

 

One: Of Rumbles in the Distance

 

Two: Of Silver Coronets

 

Three: Of the Great Map

 

Four: Of Roses in Bloom

 

Five: Of Roses Undone

 

Six: Of Porcelain Shards

 

Seven: Of Spiced Wine

 

Eight: Of Royal Wagers

 

Nine: Of Water and Magic

 

Ten: Of Fire and Water

 

Eleven: Of Summer Thunder

 

Twelve: Of Horses in Flight

 

Part Three: Colend Goes to War

 

One: Of White Ribbons

 

Two: Of Veiled Plays

 

Three: Of Silver Trumpets

 

Four: Of Empty Hands

 

Five: Of a Black Coat

 

Six: Of a Lock of Hair

 

Seven: Of Royal Veils

 

Eight: Of the Risks of Shared Mirth

 

Nine: Of Images and Expectation

 

Ten: Of the World of Books

 

Eleven: Of Secrets and Empty Rooms

 

Part Four: Magic

 

One: Of Foresight and the Serving of Food

 

Two: Of Patterns Visible and Invisible

 

Three: Of an Act of War

 

Four: Of the Merciless Melody

 

Five: Of Rocks in the Sea

 

Six: Of the Patient Willow

 

Seven: Of Banners in the Wind

 

Eight: Of Isolated Vision

 

Nine: Of Secrets within Secrets

 

Ten: Of the Riding Moon

 

Eleven: Of Mercy

 

Part Five: The Fox Banner

 

One: Of Hymns and Beginnings

 

Two: Of the Snap of a Fan

 

Three: Of Regret and Remembered Bells

 

Four: Of Turned Cuffs and Moustaches

 

Five: Of Lightning Rutilant

 

Six: Of Secrets and Syncretics

 

Seven: Of the Adumbrations of Power

 

Eight: Of the Fox Banner Unfurling

 

Nine: Of Lasva-Gunvaer’s Ride

 

Ten: Of Renascence

 

Eleven: Of Sartor’s Shadow

 

Twelve: Of the Lineaments of Lace

 

Part Six: Glory

 

One: Of the Vagaries of Fame

 

Two: Of Memory’s Enchantment

 

Three: Of Cinnamon and Zathumbre

 

Four: Of a Notched Trunk

 

Five: Of Swords and the Absence of Cats

 

Six: Of Swords and the Presence of Cats

 

Seven: Of a Tapestry Sketch

 

Eight: Of Evil Mages

 

Nine: Of the Mutability of Time

 

Ten: Of a Witnessed Glance

 

Eleven: Of the Banner and Damnation

 

Twelve: Of my Surrender

 

The End

 

 
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