Quarters Books in Order

Annice renounces royal privilege and promises to remain childless so she can train as a bard. Years later, pregnancy and a treason accusation send her fleeing with her unborn child’s father, using elemental song to survive political danger.

Sibling assassins Vree and Bannon attempt an apparently straightforward killing, but their target steals Bannon’s body. Trapped together inside Vree, they face a coercive bargain that pits recovering their separate lives against loyalty to the Empire they serve.

Vree carries Gyhard’s soul north to Shkoder, hoping its bards can give him a body without another death. Distrust of their violent histories obstructs that search, while animated corpses and Gyhard’s past create a new threat in the mountains.

Bard Benedikt can sing only water, a limitation that separates him from his peers. After volunteering for an exploratory voyage, he is shipwrecked abroad and caught between political and religious rivals who want to exploit his elemental gift.

Three stories return to the Quarters world, following assassins Vree and Bannon through a dangerous assignment and an unconventional holiday. A third tale sends young bard Evicka to spy on Vree and Gyhard, with introductions from Huff.