![]() ![]() To save the Duc's life, they'll have to cross the country, manage to keep from strangling each other, and defeat an enemy too damaged for even a Bard's song to reach. Now, she's on the run from the Royal Guards with the Duc of Ohrid, the father of her unborn child, both of them guilty of treason – one of them unjustly accused. ![]() Ten years later, Annice has become the Princess Bard and her real life is about to become the exact opposite of the overwrought ballad her fellow students at the Bardic Hall wrote about her. She walks away from political responsibilities, royal privilege and her family. To his surprise, Annice accepts his conditions, renouncing her royal blood and swearing to remain childless so as not to jeopardize the line of succession. No Quarter Tanya Huff 3. They give their people, from peasant to king, a song in common.Īnnice is a rare talent, able to Sing all four quarters, but her brother, the newly enthroned King Theron, sees her request to study at the Bardic Hall as a betrayal. ![]() Only bards born with the gift can learn to summon these spirits of earth, air, fire and water to do their bidding. In the series, calling the kigh is an incredibly powerful magical skill. They, and the elemental spirits they Sing – earth, air, fire, and water - bring the news of the sea to the mountains, news of the mountains to the plains. Tanya Huff has written a number of works that are comforting, including her Quarters series. The Bards of Shkoder hold the country together. A unique and creative fantasy world by prolific Canadian author Tanya Huff! ![]()
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