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We Do Not Kill Children
“We do not kill children; we do not commit rape; we do not take pleasure in torment.”Dorac Kingsbrother was one of the King’s Thirty in the kingdom of Marod. That was before he was found guilty of the murder of Lord Gahran’s three children. Though Gahran was a traitor, his children were innocent. The code of the King’s Thirty leaves no room for such a barbaric act, and for this heinous crime Dorac faces a life in exile. The shame of such a sentence is something that Dorac can’t brook, and so he sets off on a journey to the Old Stones, the place where those that seek death meet their end. Followed by Gormad, a child in search of adventure, Dorac is not alone on his final journey. But not everyone believes that Dorac is guilty. Gemara Kingsister, head of the Six, investigates the murder of Gahran’s children; though there is more at stake than the life of a lone warrior in this, the first of the Tales from Ragaris.
542 pages, Paperback
Published November 11, 2016
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Penelope Wallace
14 books1 followerPenelope Wallace has lived in St Andrews, Oxford, Aberdeen and Nottingham. She is a pedantic bibliophile, a sometime lawyer, a not-completely-orthodox Christian, a wishy-washy socialist, a quiet feminist and a compulsive maker of lists. She has practised law in England and Scotland, in the fields of employment, conveyancing, and marine insurance litigation.
Her favourite authors include Jane Austen, Robin Hobb, Agatha Christie, Nancy Mitford, George RR Martin, JRR Tolkien, Marilynne Robinson, JK Rowling and the Anglo-Catholic Victorian Charlotte M Yonge.
She invented a world where the buildings and manners are medieval, but the sexes are equal.
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Her favourite authors include Jane Austen, Robin Hobb, Agatha Christie, Nancy Mitford, George RR Martin, JRR Tolkien, Marilynne Robinson, JK Rowling and the Anglo-Catholic Victorian Charlotte M Yonge.
She invented a world where the buildings and manners are medieval, but the sexes are equal.
To find out more about Penelope Wallace’s work please visit:
www.penelopewallace.com
and
www.mightierthanthesworduk.com
or connect via facebook:
www.facebook.com/swordswithoutmisogyny
or
www.facebook.com/mightierthanthesworduk
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March 16, 2018
A realistic medieval world in which men and women are utterly equal.
A disgraced soldier of impeccable character who seeks suicide rather than dishonor.
A knightless squire who seeks a father figure.
Fantasy without magic.
An exposition of justice through the allegorical struggle to acquit an innocent man.
This is a book which is both as thought provoking as it is gritty; a gripping, well-considered delve into a faux medieval past which contains both deeply thought-provoking and heart-pumping moments.
Well plotted, with excellent characterization, Penny Wallace's story of a struggle for the King's 30 to get-to-grips with a senseless murder committed by one of their own, leads into a tale of conspiracy, political intrigue and a quest for justice, in which the weak are pivotal in conquering the strong.
This is a book in which you feel immersed in a damp and muddy world, where you feel every chafe of the saddle and are bathed in the wood-smoke and loam - and more than that gets right inside the skin of the characters. It is hard not to grow to love and loathe the epic cast of actors as you experience their fears, concerns and frustrations - and become immersed in the experiences of living in a Twelfth Century style world.
Yet above all this, Penny Wallace' concept of a kingdom of ultimate equality between the genders is near unique in faction and deserves wider recognition as it challenges so many stereotypes and prejudices which lie latent in our understanding of the world.
Highly recommended.
A disgraced soldier of impeccable character who seeks suicide rather than dishonor.
A knightless squire who seeks a father figure.
Fantasy without magic.
An exposition of justice through the allegorical struggle to acquit an innocent man.
This is a book which is both as thought provoking as it is gritty; a gripping, well-considered delve into a faux medieval past which contains both deeply thought-provoking and heart-pumping moments.
Well plotted, with excellent characterization, Penny Wallace's story of a struggle for the King's 30 to get-to-grips with a senseless murder committed by one of their own, leads into a tale of conspiracy, political intrigue and a quest for justice, in which the weak are pivotal in conquering the strong.
This is a book in which you feel immersed in a damp and muddy world, where you feel every chafe of the saddle and are bathed in the wood-smoke and loam - and more than that gets right inside the skin of the characters. It is hard not to grow to love and loathe the epic cast of actors as you experience their fears, concerns and frustrations - and become immersed in the experiences of living in a Twelfth Century style world.
Yet above all this, Penny Wallace' concept of a kingdom of ultimate equality between the genders is near unique in faction and deserves wider recognition as it challenges so many stereotypes and prejudices which lie latent in our understanding of the world.
Highly recommended.
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