Pride of a King by Ben Stoddard is a book in the Tales of Pannithor line of novels.
It is the first in a trilogy about The War of the Stone also known as The Dwarf Wars
About
On the frigid steppes of the Halpi Mountains, Lord Sveri Egilax has led his clan of Free Dwarfs and their allies to a pyrric victory to reclaim the lost hold of Cwl Gen. Devastated by their losses, and with winter closing in, they are bitterly forced to turn to their reluctant allies to the south: the Dwarfs of Golloch’s empire.
Banick Kholearm is dispatched as a hero of his people to Caeryn Golloch to try and parlay with their imperial cousins, but his reception there could be described as lukewarm at best. Frustrated and despairing at his lack of progress in King Golloch’s courts, Banick struggles with his own demons and begins to suspect that there is more to the lackluster response that the “Imps” are giving him. Ghosts from the past begin to whisper of secrets and lies that hide a bigger, and more shocking reason for Golloch’s reticence.
Meanwhile, back at Cwl Gen, the famous ranger Herneas has uncovered a dangerous conspiracy within the Free Dwarf ranks. One that threatens to unravel the frayed sense of community and hope that their recent victory has won them, even as the snow begins to descend and close them in for a winter of suspicious solitude. With enemies both outside the fractured walls of the keep, and potential traitors within, the mighty hunter begins to doubt the wisdom of trying to take the lonely hold, and whether or not they can maintain their tenuous grasp on their homeland.
Thus begins the first book of “The War of the Stone” saga, the tale of the Free Dwarfs bid to retake their lost homes in the Halpi Mountains.
Characters
Primogenitors
Shining Ones
- Fulgria (mentioned)
Free Dwarfs
- Cormac Gristlethumb
- Crudwych
- Yorrin
- Ysgara (mentioned)
- Torq Qythinn (mentioned)
- Yoewin Teifyr (mentioned)
- Gronyup Fraenwa (mentioned)
- Kruun’ver the Cursed (mentioned)
- Grewadre Egilax (mentioned)
- Cofiwch (mentioned)
- Cormac Drithidr (mentioned)
- Balor Ironhelm III (mentioned)
- Bolindyss Gotenbli (mentioned)
- Crion’ma the Scarred (mentioned)
Egilax Clan
- Lord Sveri Egilax
- Banick Kholearm
- Grodgni Baersk
- Hetar Mrawd
- Herneas
- Crewdwynn
- Efa
- Grufudd
- Cwythn
- Anobreth
- Dregol
- Brethod
- Verych
Dwarfs
- Golloch the Conqueror
- Crohn Maevus
- Ofn Mabtan
- Yorna Twilip
- Wynn Talieson
- Dronteum Saelvestuun
- Rordin
- Juolen
- Rhint
- Breoch
- Kythis
- Mendeleev
- Mimir
- Twylir
- Graethwye
Ffionen Clan
Ashtel Clan
Teirhammer Clan
Heavyhand Clan
- Lord Garrek Heavyhand
- Crotheud (mentioned)
- Braelwyr (mentioned)
- Gedvior (mentioned)
- Dramun (mentioned)
- Corbut (mentioned)
- Nrethod (mentioned)
- Aenwyn (mentioned)
- Arnot (mentioned)
- Vynth (mentioned)
- Maerdue (mentioned)
- Svet (mentioned)
- Oenwi (mentioned)
- Brekkus (mentioned)
- Thad (mentioned)
- Maergan (mentioned)
- Brea (mentioned)
- Shelthwey (mentioned)
- Craenoc (mentioned)
Abyssal Dwarf
- Dravak Dalken (mentioned)
Basilean
Kingdoms of Men
Elven
Elementals
Trivia
- The College of Letharc is mispelled as The College of Lethrac at the beginning of chapter 28 - A Sad Son
- It was revealed that there are only 37 major clans in the Golloch Empire
External Links
- Pride of a King Digital Edition - https://www.manticgames.com/kings-of-war-fiction/pride-of-a-king-digital/
- Pride of a King Papeback Edition - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/fantasy/p/tales-of-pannithor-the-pride-of-a-king#gsc.tab=0
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