Rebecca Ross - The Queen’s Resistance

First published in the United States of America by HarperTeen in 2019

Published simultaneously in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2019

Published in this ebook edition in 2019

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Text copyright © 2019 Rebecca Ross LLC

Map illustration by Virginia Allyn

Cover design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2019

Rebecca Ross asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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Source ISBN: 9780008246013

Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008246020

Version: 2019-01-30

To my grandparents—

Mark and Carol Deaton & John and Barbara Wilson,

who continue to inspire me every day.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright First published in the United States of America by HarperTeen in 2019 Published simultaneously in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2019 Published in this ebook edition in 2019 HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF The HarperCollins Children’s Books website address is www.harpercollins.co.uk Text copyright © 2019 Rebecca Ross LLC Map illustration by Virginia Allyn Cover design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2019 Rebecca Ross asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this ebook onscreen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Source ISBN: 9780008246013 Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008246020 Version: 2019-01-30

Dedication To my grandparents— Mark and Carol Deaton & John and Barbara Wilson, who continue to inspire me every day.

Map of the Realms

Map of Maevana’s Territories

Cast of Characters

Allenach Family Tree

MacQuinn Family Tree

Morgane Family Tree

Kavanagh Family Tree

PART ONE— The Return

1. The Enemy’s Daughter— Brienna

2. A Trail of Blood— Cartier

3. To Take Up Grievances— Brienna

4. The Swift Are Born for the Longest Night— Cartier

5. Confessions by Candlelight— Brienna

6. The Lass with the Blue Cloak— Cartier

7. Bring Me the Golden Ribbon— Brienna

8. Where Are You, Aodhan?— Cartier

9. The Sharp Edge of Truth— Brienna

10. Orphan No More— Cartier

PART TWO— The Trial

11. Half-Moons— Brienna

12. Bitter Portions— Cartier

13. Late-Night Quandaries— Brienna

14. Once a Lannon, Always a Lannon— Cartier

15. Brothers and Sisters— Brienna

16. Let Their Heads Roll— Cartier

17. Dark Discoveries— Brienna

PART THREE— The Snare

18. Ride the Currents— Cartier

19. At the Mark of the Half-Moon— Brienna

20. A Bleeding Princess— Cartier

21. Lady of MacQuinn— Brienna

22. Rosalie— Cartier

23. The Beast— Brienna

PART FOUR— The Reprisal

24. Ultimatum— Cartier

25. To Thwart and to Hope— Brienna

26. Hidden Threads— Cartier

27. Blades and Stones— Brienna

28. The Southern Tower— Cartier

29. To Hold Fast— Brienna

30. Where Are You, Declan?— Cartier

PART FIVE— The Lady of Morgane

31. Revelations— Brienna

32. The Account— Cartier

33. The Dragon and the Falcon— Brienna

34. Between Darkness and Light— Cartier

35. The Queen Rises— Brienna

36. The Best of Your House— Cartier

37. To Meet the Light— Brienna

Acknowledgments

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HOUSE of MACQUINN— The Steadfast

Brienna MacQuinn, mistress of knowledge, the lord’s adopted daughter

Davin MacQuinn, lord of MacQuinn (formerly Aldéric Jourdain)

Lucas MacQuinn, master of music, the lord’s son (formerly Luc Jourdain)

Neeve MacQuinn, weaver

Betha MacQuinn, head weaver

Dillon MacQuinn, groom

Liam O’Brian, thane

Thorn MacQuinn, castle chamberlain

Phillip and Eamon, men-at-arms

Isla MacQuinn, healer

HOUSE of MORGANE— The Swift

Aodhan Morgane, master of knowledge, lord of Morgane (formerly Cartier Évariste)

Seamus Morgane, thane

Aileen Morgane, wife of Seamus, castle chamberlain

Derry Morgane, stonemason

HOUSE of KAVANAGH— The Bright

Isolde Kavanagh, queen of Maevana (formerly Yseult Laurent)

Braden Kavanagh, father to the queen (formerly Hector Laurent)

HOUSE of LANNON— The Fierce

Gilroy Lannon, former king of Maevana

Oona Lannon, wife of Gilroy Lannon

Declan Lannon, son of Gilroy and Oona

Keela Lannon, Declan’s daughter