Cobweb Empire (50 page)

Kingdom of Lethe
(Realm)

Carlinne
(Kahr-LEEN)
Ayren
,
wife of Guel, in Fioren

Martin
(MAHR-tin)
Ayren
,
Percy’s cousin in Fioren

Mistress
Saronne
(Sah-RONN), tavern
proprietress in Duarden

André
(Ahn-DREH)
Saronne
,
young boy, her son, dead, in Duarden

Jared
(JEH-red)
Gaisse
(Gah-EESS), dead man in Duarden

Hendrick
(HEN-drik), dead man in
Duarden

Faeline
(Fey-LEEN), girl in Chidair
Keep

Jacques
(ZHAHK) /
Jack
, the
black knight’s horse

Village of Oarclaven (Lethe)

Martha
(MAR-thuh)
Poiron
(Poy-ROHN), old village woman

Rosaide
(Ro-ZAH-eed)
Vellerin
(Vel-leh-REEN), village gossip

Kingdom of Tanathe
(Tah-nah-theh)
(Domain)

Flavio
(FLAH-vee-oh)
San
Quellenne
(SAHN Kweh-LENN), young boy on the beach

Jelavie
(Zhe-lah-VEE) San Quellenne,
his older sister on the beach

Kingdom of Solemnis
(Soh-LEM-niss)
(Domain)

King
Frederick
(Freh-deh-REEK)
Ourin
(Oo-REEN) of Solemnis

Duke
Raulle
(Rah-UHL)
Deotetti
(Deh-oh-TET-tee) of Solemnis

Duchess
Beatrice
(Beh-ah-TRISS)
Deotetti
(deceased, undead), wife of the Duke Deotetti

Kingdom of Balmue
(Domain)

Count
Lecrant
(Leh-CRAH-nt)
D’Arvu
(D’AHR-voo) of Balmue

Countess
Arabella
(Ah-rah-BEL-lah)
D’Arvu
of Balmue

Lady
Leonora
(Leh-oh-NOH-rah)
D’Arvu
of Balmue, their daughter

Lady
Sidonie
(See-doh-NEE), young
lady playing in the fields in Elysium

Valentio
(Vah-LEN-tee-oh), young
gentleman in the fields in Elysium

The Sapphire Court (Domain)

Quentin
(KWEN-tin)
Loirre
(Looh-AHR), spy in the service of the Sovereign

Marie-Louise
(Mah-REE-Loo-EEZ),
maiden in the cobweb chamber

Lily
(LEE-lee), maiden in the cobweb
chamber

Beatrice
(Beh-ah-TRISS), maiden in
the cobweb chamber

Lady
Melinoë
(Meh-lee-NOH-eh)
Avalais
, daughter of the Sovereign

Thesmos
(THES-moss), the Goddess of
Tradition

Trovadii
(Troh-VAH-dee-ee), the loyal
special army of the Sovereign

Field Marshal
Claude
(CLOD)
Maetra
(Mah-EH-trah) from Tanathe, commanding the First Army
of the Trovadii

Field Marshal
Matteas
(Maht-TEH-ahs)
Quara
(Koo-AH-ruh) from Balmue, commanding the Second
Army

Field Marshal
Edmunde
(Ehd-MOOND)
Vaccio
(VAH-chee-oh) from Solemnis, commanding the Third
Army

Graccia
(GRAH-chee-ah), personal
maidservant of the Sovereign

Diril
(DEE-rihl), secret surveillance
agent, of unknown affiliation

Other
Books by Vera Nazarian

Lords of Rainbow

Dreams of the Compass Rose

Salt of the Air

The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

The Clock King and the Queen of the
Hourglass

Mayhem at Grant-Williams High (YA)

The Duke in His Castle

After the Sundial

Mansfield Park and
Mummies

Northanger Abbey and Angels and
Dragons

Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy’s
Dreadful Secret

Vampires are from Venus, Werewolves are from
Mars:

A Comprehensive Guide to Attracting
Supernatural Love

Cobweb Bride

Cobweb Empire

(Forthcoming)

Pagan Persuasion: All Olympus Descends on
Regency

Cobweb Forest

Thank you for your support!

About
the Author

Vera Nazarian
immigrated to the USA
from the former USSR as a kid, sold her first story at the age of
17, and since then has published numerous works in anthologies and
magazines, and has seen her fiction translated into eight
languages.

She made her novelist debut with the
critically acclaimed arabesque “collage” novel
Dreams of the
Compass Rose
,
followed by epic fantasy about a world without color,
Lords of
Rainbow
.
Her novella
The Clock King and the Queen of the
Hourglass
from PS Publishing (UK) with an introduction by
Charles de
Lint
made the
Locus
Recommended Reading List for 2005.
Her debut short fiction collection
Salt of the Air
,
with an introduction by
Gene Wolfe
, contains the 2007 Nebula
Award-nominated “The Story of Love.” Other work includes the 2008
Nebula Award-nominated, self-illustrated baroque fantasy novella
The Duke in His Castle
,
science fiction collection
After the Sundial
(2010),
self-illustrated Supernatural
Jane Austen
Series parodies
Mansfield Park and Mummies
(2009),
Northanger Abbey and
Angels and Dragons
(2010),
Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy’s
Dreadful Secret
(2012),
The Perpetual Calendar of
Inspiration
(2010), and a parody of paranormal love and
relationships advice
Vampires are from Venus, Werewolves are
from Mars
(2012).

Vera recently relocated from Los Angeles to
the East Coast. She lives in a small town in Vermont, and uses her
Armenian sense of humor and her Russian sense of suffering to bake
conflicted pirozhki and make art
.

In addition to being a writer and
award-winning artist, she is also the publisher of Norilana
Books.

Official website:

http://www.veranazarian.com/

Acknowledgements

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