Marie Brennan - With Fate Conspire

Scotland Yard

*Adolphus Williamson— Chief Inspector of the Special Irish Branch

*Patrick Quinn— Police Sergeant of the Special Irish Branch

*Augusta Ada King— mathematician and Countess of Lovelace, now deceased

*Charles Babbage— an inventor, now deceased

*Eliza Carter— a girl from West Ham

Mrs. Chase— a widow from Islington

Eveleen Myers— wife of Frederic Myers, and a photographer

Delphia St. Clair— wife of Galen St. Clair, now deceased

Francis Merriman— a mortal seer and founder of the Onyx Hall, now deceased

Princes of the Stone, in chronological order

Sir Michael Deven

Sir Antony Ware

Dr. John Ellin

Lord Joseph Winslow

Sir Alan Fitzwarren

Dr. Hamilton Birch

Galen St. Clair

Matthew Abingdon

Colonel Robert Shaw

Geoffrey Franklin

Henry Brandon

Alexander Messina

Benjamin Hodge— the current Prince

The Court of London

Lune— Queen of the Onyx Court

Sir Peregrin Thorne— Captain of the Onyx Guard

Sir Cerenel— Lieutenant of the Onyx Guard

Dame Segraine— a lady knight of the Onyx Guard

Dame Irrith— a sprite, and lady knight of the Vale of the White Horse

Amadea— Lady Chamberlain of the Onyx Court

Tom Toggin— a hob; valet to the Prince of the Stone

Bonecruncher— a follower of the Prince

Invidiana— a previous Queen, now deceased

The Goblin Market

Nadrett— a criminal boss

Dead Rick— his dog; a skriker

Cyma— a former lady, in debt to Nadrett

Gresh}

Nithen} followers of Nadrett

Old Gadling}

Chrennois— a French sprite, and follower of Nadrett

Valentin Aspell}

Hardface} Goblin Market bosses

Lacca}

Orlegg— a thrumpin in service to Valentin Aspell Greymalkin— likewise in service to Valentin Aspell

Po— a Chinese faerie, ally of Lacca, and keeper of an opium den

Hafdean— keeper of the Crow’s Head

Blacktooth Meg— hag of the River Fleet

Charcoal Eddie —a less-than-bright Puck

The Galenic Academy

Abd ar-Rashid— a genie of Istanbul, and Scholarch of the Academy

Wrain}

Wilhas von das Ticken}

Niklas von das Ticken} Academy Masters

Lady Feidelm}

Ch’ien Mu}

Yvoir— a French faerie, and scholar of photography

Kutuhal— a vanara from India

Fjothar— a svártalfar from Scandinavia

Rosamund Goodemeade— a helpful brownie

Gertrude Goodemeade— likewise a helpful brownie, and Rosamund’s sister

Eidhnin}

Scéineach} Irish fae, of a nationalist bent

Suspiria— founder of the Onyx Hall, now deceased

Father Thames— spirit of the River Thames

Midnight Never Come

In Ashes Lie

A Star Shall Fall

With Fate Conspire

Warrior

Witch

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

WITH FATE CONSPIRE

Copyright © 2011 by Bryn Neuenschwander

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Brennan, Marie.

With fate conspire / Marie Brennan.—1st ed.

p. cm.

“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”

ISBN 978-0-7653-2537-2

1. Fairies—Fiction. 2. London (England)—History—19th century—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3602.R453W58 2011

813’.6—dc22

2011018987

First Edition: September 2011

eISBN 978-1-4299-8203-0

First Tor eBook Edition: August 2011