The Charnel Prince by Greg Keyes

The Charnel Prince by Greg Keyes

When the legendary Briar King awoke from his slumber, a season of darkness and horror fell upon the Kingdom of Crotheny. Now countless breeds of unspeakable monsters roam the countryside. An epidemic of madness has transformed peaceful villagers from the wildlands into savage, flesh-eating fiends. In Eslen, King William has been murdered, Queen Muriele is stalked by treachery on every side, and their last surviving daughter, Anne, has fled the assassins bent on destroying her family.
Close on the heels of the runaway princess, young knight Neil MeqVren, the queen's one trusted ally, is sworn to rescue Anne from her murderous pursuers. Anne herself undertakes a perilous journey toward the sanctuary of her distant paramour's arms, but along the way lie the sinister agents and hidden snares of a sprawling conspiracy that few might hope to evade.
At the same time, spies in the service of Praifec Hespero, the powerful Churchman, embark upon a mission to destroy the Briar King in the heart of his domain. And the power-hungry Church, spurred on by the mystical events, has launched an inquisition whose repercussions threaten even the queen. As the noose of intrigue tightens across the land, personal fates and a kingdom's destiny alike will be decided in a conflict between virtue and malevolence, might and magic.
Here then is Book I of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: intoxicating and harrowing, passionate and grand-it is Greg Keyes's most ambitiously imagined and vividly rendered work of epic fantasy.

From the Hardcover edition.

Greg Keyes:

Greg Keyes was born in Meridian Mississippi on April 11th, 1963. He earned degrees in anthropology, travelled, played strange, violent games, associated with interesting people. In 1996 his first novel, The Waterborn, was published. Since that time Greg has written over thirty books, including the original series Children of the Changeling, The Age of Unreason, The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, and The High and Faraway. He has also had the good fortune to be invited into many shared universes, including Legendary's MonsterVerse.

Greg lives, writes, fences and cooks in Savannah, Georgia with his wife Nell, son John and daughter Dorothy.

Drew Johnson:

Drew Edward Johnson has been a professional illustrator for over 20 years, working on comics such as WONDER WOMAN, WONDER WOMAN '77, SENSATION COMICS, SUPERGIRL, THE AUTHORITY, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC 4, GI JOE, STAR WARS, TOMB RAIDER, & many more.

Drew's contributions to Legendary Comics' Monsterverse include illustrating GODZILLA: AFTERSHOCK, the official graphic novel prequel to GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS and Cover art on the final issue of the KONG: SKULL ISLAND series. He is currently at work illustrating a new GODZILLA graphic novel, and is enjoying spending time with The King again.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780345440716
ISBN 10	0345440714
Title	The Charnel Prince
Author	Greg Keyes
Series	The Kingdoms Of Thorn And Bone
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2005-10-25
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.