Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Dedication
  4. Those Persons Involved
  5. Pronunciation Guide
  6. I. The Mantle of Divinity
  7. 1. The Hatchery
  8. 2. Midsummer’s Eve
  9. 3. The Hope of the Empire
  10. 4. The Water Lily
  11. 5. The Whale-Road
  12. 6. The True Deeps
  13. 7. The Most High Atharaisse
  14. 8. Something Very Difficult
  15. 9. Pity and Mercy
  16. 10. Day of Ruination
  17. 11. The Last to Be Chosen
  18. II. Common Enemies
  19. 12. The Legendary Outlaw Talasseres Charossa
  20. 13. The Sovereign of All Space and Time
  21. 14. Things Change
  22. 15. The Hand of the Empress
  23. 16. Form Shapes Function
  24. III. Two-Headed Snake
  25. 17. The Glass Archive
  26. 18. The Fallacy of Sunk Costs
  27. 19. Learning Lessons
  28. 20. Kindly Bane
  29. 21. Midsummer’s Night
  30. 22. A Speck of Dust
  31. 23. A Better World
  32. 24. A Place for You
  33. IV. Mortal Coil
  34. 25. The Philosopher-King
  35. 26. The Prioress
  36. 27. Well Done, Talasseres
  37. 28. Salt Water
  38. 29. Eternity
  39. 30. Like Summons Like
  40. 31. Surrender
  41. 32. The Devouring Fire
  42. 33. Universal Traitor
  43. 34. Worse than the End
  44. 35. All Things That Are Lost
  45. Acknowledgments
  46. Books by A. K. Larkwood
  47. About the Author
  48. Copyright