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* In [[Patricia A. McKillip]]'s ''[[The Riddle Master of Hed|Riddle of the Stars]]'' trilogy, kings have a mystical bond, called "land-law" that allows them to sense their own kingdoms.
* [[Poul Anderson]]'s ''[[A Midsummer Tempest]]'' takes place in an alternate English Civil War. Prince Rupert is the main character. {{spoiler|Although the magic they work to save him carefully explains that it cares about the land and the king only in as much as the king helps the land, once it has done so, it brings down the Roundheads}}.
* In [[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]]'s ''[[The
* In Fiona Patton's ''Tales of the Branion Realm'', the royal line is possessed by a fire god -- they all have fiery eyes, the fire growing brighter as one gets closer to the throne. This neatly cuts out the problem of illegitimacy, but one king is remembered as "The Bastard", since his foreign mother seduced the king in order to end a war by having her son inherit.
* In Christopher Stasheff's ''Her Majesty's Wizard'', the Queen is truly infallible -- whatever she says essentially becomes true. When she confers virtues (such as bravery) on a knight, the knight visibly gains those virtues. It only works on issues of policy or governance, being tied more into Divine Right. When the issues become personal, all bets are off.
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