The two novellas Donaldson, Stephen R. creator text Fantasy fiction. nyu 2015 monographic eng

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305 pages ; 25 cm. "Two new, original novellas. Donaldson's first publication since finishing the Thomas Covenant series, are a sure cause for celebration among his many fans. In The King's Justice, a stranger dressed in black arrives in the village of Settle's Crossways, following the scent of a terrible crime. He even calls himself "Black," though almost certainly that is not his name. The people of the village discover that they have a surprising urge to cooperate with this stranger, though the desire of inhabitants of quiet villages to cooperate with strangers is not common in their land, or most lands. But this gift will not save him as he discovers the nature of the evil concealed in Settle's Crossways. The "Augur's Gambit" is a daring plan created by Mayhew Gordian, Hieronomer to the Queen of Indemnie, a plan to save his Queen and his country. Gordian is a reader of entrails. In the bodies of chickens, lambs, piglets, and one stillborn infant he sees the same message: the island nation of Indemnie is doomed. But even in the face of certain destruction a man may fight, and the Hieronomer is utterly loyal to his beautiful Queen--and to her only daughter. The "Augur's Gambit" is his mad attempt to save a kingdom"-- The king's justice -- The augur's gambit. Stephen R. Donaldson. FICTION / Fantasy / Epic FICTION / Fantasy / General PS3554.O469 A6 2015 813/.54 FIC009020 FIC009000 Donaldson, Stephen R. 9780399176975 0399176977 2015015843 DLC 150424 20190502002650.0 2015015843 eng