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y separately published work icon The Poisoned Quarrel selected work   novella  
Is part of The Arbalester Trilogy Duncan Lay , 2015 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Poisoned Quarrel
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Momentum Books , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Poisoned Quarrel : Episode One, Duncan Lay , single work novella adventure fantasy

Beset on all sides, one husband and wife are all that stand between a kingdom and its destruction.

Fallon and Bridgit are reunited at last, but time is still against them. Having evaded treachery, escaped slavery, and thwarted a hostile invasion, they now find themselves in the eye of a ferocious military and political storm.

In the east, Swane is gathering an army of desperate men to retake the throne. In the west, the Kottermani princess is planning to bring the full force of the Empire down on Gaelland in an effort to free her husband, Prince Kemal. And under their very noses, the Duchess Dina's agents are hard at work turning the people against Fallon and his friends. But worse than this, Bridgit begins to fear her husband may not be the best man to lead the country after all.

Together against the odds, Fallon and Bridgit must dare to hope they can make the late Prince Cavan's vision for a fair and free Gaelland come true. But will the price be too high to pay?

Source: Publisher's Blurb
The Poisoned Quarrel : Episode Two, Duncan Lay , single work novella fantasy adventure

The people are starving ...

As Fallon and his friends struggle to control a mutinous capital, Feray is preparing to lead a legion of Kottermanis back to the country to free her captured husband, Prince Kemal. But the real danger is coming from the east – Swane and the treacherous Duchess Dina aren't willing to wait to make their play. An army of mercenaries will be unleashed on Fallon when he least expects it ...

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The Poisoned Quarrel : Episode Three, Duncan Lay , single work novella fantasy adventure

Lake Caragh is renowned as the site of a historic battle where a king defeated a brutal uprising. Now it's the place Fallon has chosen to stop Swane's army – in the middle of a snowstorm. But, even as he fights with all he has to stop the return of Swane, Prince Kemal has his own plans – and they include Bridgit.

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The Poisoned Quarrel : Episode Four, Duncan Lay , single work novella fantasy adventure

Swane is nowhere to be found. He may not have an army but he has the ruthless Duchess Dina, who has helped him discover how to unlock the dark powers of Blood Magic. And his agents have also captured Prince Kemal. Swane might have lost the battle but the war is far from over.

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The Poisoned Quarrel : Episode Five, Duncan Lay , single work novella fantasy adventure

Fallon and Bridgit and their friends can't agree on a plan for hunting Swane's agents let alone how to rule the country in the future. But when Swane and the Kottermanis arrive, any disagreements must be put aside. They can't hope to win against such overwhelming numbers, but Fallon has a desperate plan to save the day, sending his friends away and waiting for Swane with a poisoned quarrel.

Whatever the outcome, Fallon will end this.
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