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The Gray Wolf Throne
Cinda Williams Chima
The third book in the critically acclaimed Seven Realms epic fantasy series from Cinda Williams ChimaHan Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing matters more than saving her. The costs of his efforts are steep, but nothing can prepare him for what he soon discovers: the beautiful, mysterious girl he knew as Rebecca is none other than Raisa ana’Marianna, heir to the Queendom of the Fells. Han is hurt and betrayed. He knows he has no future with a blueblood. And, as far as he’s concerned, the princess’s family killed his own mother and sister. But if Han is to fulfill his end of an old bargain, he must do everything in his power to see Raisa crowned queen.Meanwhile, some people will stop at nothing to prevent Raisa from ascending. With each attempt on her life, she wonders how long it will be before her enemies succeed. Her heart tells her that the thief-turned-wizard Han Alister can be trusted. She wants to believe it—he’s saved her life more than once. But with danger coming at her from every direction, Raisa can only rely on her wits and her iron-hard will to survive—and even that might not be enough.The Gray Wolf Throne is an epic tale of fierce loyalty, unbearable sacrifice, and the heartless hand of fate.
The Gray Wolf Throne
A Seven Realms Novel
Book Three
Cinda Williams Chima
Dedication
For my maternal grandmother,
Dorothy Downey Bryan, a gifted musician and
indifferent housekeeper who had the second sight. Grandma
had a lap that would accommodate several small children,
but she always kept a shotgun in the closet.
And in memory of Ralph M. Vicinanza,
who left us too soon.
Contents
Cover (#ulink_6407a196-e921-5eaa-a862-06ec24ebd3f1)
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter One
In the Borderlands
Chapter Two
Picking Over Old Bones
Chapter Three
Bad News and Good News
Chapter Four
A Welcome Home
Chapter Five
Old Enemies
Chapter Six
Simon Says
Chapter Seven
The Lady Sword
Chapter Eight
Endings and Beginnings
Chapter Nine
A Hunt Interrupted
Chapter Ten
The Price of Healing
Chapter Eleven
Secrets Revealed
Chapter Twelve
Bequest
Chapter Thirteen
Walking Wounded
Chapter Fourteen
Word Games
Chapter Fifteen
The Price Of Deception
Chapter Sixteen
A Way Forward
Chapter Seventeen
The Games Begin
Chapter Eighteen
A Web of Lies
Chapter Nineteen
A Calculated Risk
Chapter Twenty
Lucius and Alger
Chapter Twenty-One
Back in Aediion
Chapter Twenty-Two
Making a Point
Chapter Twenty-Three
Making Show
Chapter Twenty-Four
Farewells
Chapter Twenty-Five
Homecoming
Chapter Twenty-Six
Agreeing to Disagree
Chapter Twenty-Seven
On the Loose in the Palace
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Love Letter from Arden
Chapter Twenty-Nine
A Game of Suitors
Chapter Thirty
Allies
Chapter Thirty-One
Strange Bedfellows
Chapter Thirty-Two
For the Good of the Line
Chapter Thirty-Three
More Strange Bedfellows
Chapter Thirty-Four
Second Thoughts
Chapter Thirty-Five
A Bad Bargain
Chapter Thirty-Six
A Dangerous Dance
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Coronation
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
CHAPTER ONE
IN THE BORDERLANDS
Raisa ana’Marianna huddled in her usual dark corner at the Purple Heron, picking at her meat pie. She’d learned to stretch a meal and a mug of cider over an entire evening.
