''The King's Name'' is a fantasy novel by Welsh-Canadian writer Jo Walton, published by Tor Books in October 2001. It was Walton's second novel and a sequel to her first, '' The King's Peace''. A prequel, ''

The Prize in the Game ''The Prize in the Game'' is a fantasy novel by Welsh-Canadian writer Jo Walton, published by Tor Books in December 2002. The novel is a prequel to Walton's first two novels, ''The King's Peace'' (2000) and ''The King's Name'' (2001); its main cha ...

'', was published in 2002.

Plot summary

Sulien ap Gwien, a woman warrior and the ruler of a small part of the island of Tir Tanagiri, finds herself unwillingly drawn into a civil war that pits brother against brother and sister against sister. After surviving an attempted poisoning, she discovers that the sorcerer Morthu, an old enemy, is stirring up discontent and rebellion against her friend the High King. Sulien must bring together an unlikely group of allies and do battle in both the physical and the spiritual world to defeat the sorcerer and restore the rule of law.

External links

The King's Peace Page Index
Walton's site via the Wayback Machine

Reviews

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