An Intimate History of the Greater Kingdom
If you are already reading the story, here are the chapters and bonus stories newest first.
Will Temmin and his sisters revive the royal magic and avert disaster? Perhaps, if they heed the magic book that reveals the forgotten stories of the kingdom's women--and learn from the mysterious and immortal Teacher. Follow the young and naive Temmin, the smart and practical Sedra, and the cheerful, flirtatious Ellika over the course of ten years, from young adulthood to Temmin’s coronation.
This is a story for grown-ups; there are sexual themes and situations, much like real life. If you are not of legal age in your jurisdiction, we ask you to go elsewhere. Thank you.
Book One: The Tale of Two Kingdoms
"I promise you that you know me," said Warin in a loud voice. "I am Warin, Prince of Tremont, eldest son of Gethin, and I have come back to take what's mine. Let me in." The captain drew his sword; his men followed suit, as did the Travelers. But Warin did not draw. Instead, he held his hands out to his sides. "Come close to me and tell me you don't know me. Tell me to my face I'm not who I say I am."
The captain approached warily, watching the Travelers for signs of ambush or falsehood. He looked in Warin's face, squinting. "You are very like him, I admit it. But it's been ten years since he's been seen here. How can I be sure?" Warin scanned the parapets until he saw a burning torch. He snatched a flame from it and formed it into a wand of light in his hand. "I've seen other nobles do that," said the captain uncomfortably.
Warin smiled grimly. "And this?" He spread his hands and the wand turned into a long staff. Warin spun it and struck the ground with one end. A wall of flames sprang up around the captain, who screamed in panic. Warin waved his hand; the flames died instantly, but he kept the staff in his hand.
Series Prologue
Chapter One
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Book Two: The Queen Who Ruled by Herself
Macca spat the chunk of flesh at Henrik, his blood trickling down her chin and her dagger in her hand. "You, my lord, are a false friend and worse, a traitor. We spoke inside Corharla Hill, and I am bound by my oath to keep this conversation between us. I leave it to you to explain the missing end of your tongue--perhaps," she said in her dry way, "a shaving accident, or better, a peckish whore. You will never, ever approach me alone again or I will kill you where you stand. I've given fair warning. More than that I'm not required to give under both Sairish and Tremontine law. Get up, sir, and get out. We are blood enemies from this moment on."
Chapter One
Full table of contents
Now complete!
Book Three: The Last Royal Mistress
Underneath her moans of ecstasy, Rose was thinking. She was thinking how much nicer it would be were she to have her sponsor wrapped around her thumb rather than bowing to his every whim. She was thinking how much nicer it would be were her sponsor the highest man in the kingdom. She was thinking how she could parlay such a sponsorship into riches, and fame, and real position--not reflected glory, but her own.
Chapter One
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For returning readers: Newest story first
The books are good drafts, but they're drafts. Keep that in mind as you read. A fully edited and revised version of each book will appear beginning in mid-2009.
An Intimate History of the Greater Kingdom by MeiLin Miranda
is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
The world's a mess, and I just need to rule it!
The story's great and looking
The story's great and looking like it will only get better!
thanks!
This week will be a good test of my abilities--twice the chapters I normally put out, and in the words of Jack Harkness, never doing *that* again.
love it!
I started out only reading the Warin & Emmae story, but yesterday afternoon I played hooky and read the whole Temmin story thus far. I can't wait for the rest! Is it true that you don't normally put out a chapter every day? Do I really have to wait 'til Saturday? Boo!
you may have to wait till Tuesday
You only get a Saturday chapter if the fundraising target is met for the week, and we haven't gotten a donation in several days. But I'm so glad you're liking it!
You asking in the poll about
You asking in the poll about how we found you.
I followed a project wonderful link from something positive to pages unbound and did a search on adult content stories where i saw your name.
I do also read tales of Mu and am looking forward to reading these when i have the time.
link to update?
Hi MeiLin:
I always find it a real struggle to find the latest update from this page (which is where Pages Unbound links to). Maybe I'm missing something, but could you make it more obvious - I might not be the only slow one
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But I'll make the links more obvious in the text. Thanks for letting me know!
Nice to Know
It's a Victorian-flavored (although the sexual mores are a bit more ancient Greek) fantasy about a very naive sixteen year old Prince Temmin arriving at the royal capital to begin his formal training as the Heir at the hands of the mysterious, immortal Teacher and his magic history book.
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