The Moorehawke Trilogy



Book 1
The Poison Throne

Wynter Moorehawke returns from a five-year exile in the bleak Northlands to find her beloved homeland in turmoil. King Jonathan's civilised, multicultural realm is no more; the gibbets and cages have returned. Days of laughter, friendly ghosts and gossipy cats remain only in Wynter's memory - the present confronts her with power play, dark torture chambers, violent ghosts, and cats (those still alive) too scared to talk to humans. The Inquisition is a real and present danger. Crown Prince Alberon is missing. There are murmurings of a 'Bloody Machine' of untold destructive power. And as Wynter and her friends, Prince Razi and the mysterious Christopher Garron, seek to restore stability to the fragile kingdom, risking death at every turn, Wynter is forced to make a terrible choice.

Book 2
The Crowdwd Shadow

New Friends. Old Enemies. Who can you trust? Set in a fantastical medieval Europe, this is the second book in a compelling trilogy of court intrigue, adventure and romance. Now, Wynter Moorehawke finds herself alone for the first time in her life, caught up in confusing formalities and politics very different to life back at court. It seems that every tyrant or bully who has ever threatened the Kingdom is sending delegates to meet with the Rebel Prince, and Wynter is increasingly nervous of Alberon's intentions. Razi and her beloved Christopher soon make an appearance, but where friends go old enemies soon follow, and Wynter finds herself confronted with the infamous Loups-Garous. It is to Christopher's adopted people, the nomadic Merron, who she must now turn for sanctuary. But the Merron have sided with Shirken, the woman who has made it her life's work to wipe their race from the face of the earth. What is behind the conspiracy, and is Alberon at the centre of it all? 'Kiernan has a great sense of theatricality at her fingertips: the story unfolds and is revealed at exactly the most climactic moment...Kiernan is masterly in her storytelling.' INIS Magazine on The Poison Throne

Book 3
The Rebel Prince

After a joyful reunion, the Kingsson's differences soon become between them. Alberon is determined to protect the kingdom by strength rather than diplomacy. Razi fears his brother's plans will rot the kingdom's soul.

Wynter sides with Alberon, but when his last envoys arrive at camp, her loyalty is stretched to the limit. How can she stand by as Alberon negotiates with those who represent everything she despises?

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