The Weapon

A novella of 13k words.Emily Dontal is the godborn daughter of The Mother-one of the only godborn children allowed to live in the Barony of Breton. One dark night, she prays to her mother for a child-a godborn child, a sister-to train and teach so that the Church might continue in her absence.But the child she is given in answer to her prayers is not godborn; she comes not from the goddess but from the household of the man who rules the Barony-a man who is hated and feared by all of his citizens, especially Emily Dontal herself.This is a story about the founding of the Empire of Essalieyan. I write novels for DAW books. There are 11 books in total, over three different, but connected series:THE SACRED HUNT:Hunter's OathHunter's DeathTHE SUN SWORD:Broken CrownUncrowned KingShining CourtSea of SorrowsRiven ShieldSun SwordTHE HOUSE WAR:Hidden CityCity of NightHouse NameSkirmishBattleOracleFirstbornWarOver the years, I've written novellas tied into the universe in which these novels are set, and all but one are out of print. So I'm here, in part, to at least make the stories available as epubs from here on :)I *also* write novels as Michelle Sagara, for Mira & for DAW: