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All-Loving Hero: Maia's very nearly this.

Maia's first impression is that he is "mountainously fat" but he is surprisingly light on his feet.

Acrofatic: The Great Avar, Maia's maternal grandfather.

Maia's mother, on the other hand, is never described as anything other than loving.

Abusive Parents: Maia's father despised him and put him out of sight, out of mind at some back-country estate, while his guardian Setheris was emotionally and physically abusive.

It goes badly when Idra doesn't want the first thing to do with it. Abdicate the Throne: Lord Chavar and Sheveän try to force Maia to abdicate in favor of his nephew Idra.

At one point during Sheveän's failed coup, Maia wonders if that isn't one of the reasons why Idra refuses to have anything to do with it. A Child Shall Lead Them: In this case, it's very much not a good thing, as said children end up being puppets for their regents and, more often than not, don't live to see adulthood.Thrust suddenly into the spotlight at the Untheileneise, he is woefully unprepared to deal with either the backstabbing that goes on or the actual administrative and diplomatic work required of him.Ī sequel series, The Cemeteries of Amalo, focusing on detective-priest Thara Celehar has been released and is currently consists of The Witness for the Dead (June 2021), with The Grief of Stones following in June 2022.

Unfortunately for Maia, his half-goblin heritage meant he was The Unfavorite of his father, and he grew up largely in seclusion, exiled to a manor in the countryside. Maia, fourth son of the emperor of the Elflands, finds himself in a position he never expected when his father and all three of his older brothers die during a mysterious airship accident, leaving him next in line for the throne. We think.Ī novel by Katherine Addison published April 1st, 2014.