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y separately published work icon The Idiot King single work   novel   fantasy  
Is part of For Queen and Country Patty Jansen , 2014 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 The Idiot King
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'Johanna, Roald, Nellie and Loesie have come to Florisheim finding many of their kinsmen there. The survivors from the burning of Saardam who have come here are the nobles who were never great supporters the old king, and it is likely that they won’t support his son either, even if he was normal. They support his marriage to Johanna even less and Johanna’s position as the new king’s wife would be improved immensely if she produced an heir, but so far that’s not happening. Florisheim is alive with evil magic, and that magic is starting to affect the Saarlanders who are unused to it. They suffer apparitions of ghosts, people driven to injure themselves, or taken prisoner to work in a mysterious hole in the ground. Johanna knows that they have to get out of that evil place, but where can they go when the violence covers the entire known world?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      :       Patty Jansen ,       2015 .
      Printed/distributed by CreateSpace
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      Extent: 206p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 9 September 2015.
      ISBN: 1517277426, 9781517277420
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Ghostspeaker Chronicles Omnibus Patty Jansen , Sydney : Capricornia Publications , 2016 20805371 2016 selected work novel science fiction

    'The complete series omnibus of the For Queen And Country series.

    'As daughter of a river trader in the kingdom of Saarland, Johanna doesn't want to marry or do "ladies' things", she wants to take over her father's business.

    'The choice is not hers to make. The kingdom is in trouble. The crown princess has died and the king's only other child, prince Roald, is unfit to reign, even if no one knows why. In his despair the king has given a lot of money to the church of the Triune and plunged the kingdom deep into debt.

    'Johanna's father has money. He has a daughter. Johanna agrees to a dance with the prince.

    'No, she does not fall in love--far from it, but love is the least she needs to worry about. First, she has to deal with betrayal, ghosts, fire demons, wizards and necromancers.'

    Source : publisher's blurb

         Sydney : Capricornia Publications , 2016
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Ghostspeaker Chronicles Books 1-3 Patty Jansen , Sydney : Capricornia Publications , 2018 20805233 2018 selected work novel science fiction

    'Ghosts, demons, wizards and a kingdom in trouble.

    'As the only child of a successful merchant, Johanna has her wits and a sense for business.

    'The royal family is in deep trouble: ever since the crown princess died of illness, the king has attempted to educate his son to become king. However, the prince is “not good in the head” and quite unsuited to the task. In his grief for his daughter, the king has run the coffers dry: he hired dubious magicians for even more dubious tasks. Those magicians circle like vultures waiting for the kingdom to fail. The king must get his son on the throne, preferably supported by a smart and well-off wife.

    'He holds a ball in his son’s honour. Johanna has agreed to a dance. But the guests include a number of magicians who are not there for the festivities.

    'This collection of the first three books in the series has all the ghosts, demons and evil magic you ever wanted, and a strong heroine to deal with them all.'

    Source : publisher's blurb

         Sydney : Capricornia Publications , 2018
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Capricornia Publications , 2018 .
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      Extent: 232p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 3rd December 2018.
      ISBN: 9781925841503 (pbk), 9781925841510 (hbk)
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