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An epic fantasy series by Michelle West consisting of six [[Doorstopper]] books. Here's the list of titles: ''The Broken Crown'' (Book 1) , ''The Uncrowned King'' (Book 2), ''The Shining Court'' (Book 3), ''The Sea of Sorrows'' (Book 4), ''The Riven Shield'' (Book 5), and ''The Sun Sword'' (Book 6).
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* [[A Father to His Men|A Mother To Her Men]]: The Kalakar.
* [[Arc Words]]: The cradle song
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Avandar to Jewel. Alina di'Lamberto also qualifies by the standards of the clansmen. It's the reason she's sent North as a hostage.
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]: The Shining Court of the Kialli is most definitely this, mostly minus the decadence. The Tor Leonne comes close, and the deadliness is again greater than the decadence.
* [[Deal Withwith the Devil]]: Alesso enters into this with the Kialli of the Shining Court. He knows full well that demons have [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]] and that they're using him for their own ends. He just tries to use them for his ends at the same time.
** Also common within the Ten, the major Houses of Essalieyan. The actual royal court has provisions in place to limit the damage done by House wars.
* [[Death Byby Childbirth]]: the fate of Diora's mother
** Also the very beginning of the first book, in which Askeyia is kidnapped and raped. Notable in that her kidnapping is explicitly because as healer-born she, unlike everyone else, can survive long enough to die ''in'' childbirth rather than ''before'' childbirth.
* [[Death God]]: Two. Mandaros is the god of the dead and the Lord of Judgment. The Lady is the god of death in the sense of dying. The former gets prayers. The latter, unsurprisingly, gets little worship except from an order of religious assassins.
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* [[Fantasy Pantheon]]
* [[Fantasy World Map]]: Right-justified though, not left
* [[Half -Human Hybrid]]: {{spoiler|Kiriel}}
** Also the god-born, who have on divine parent and [[Eyes of Gold]].
* [[God Needs Prayer Badly]]: Subverted. The gods in heaven don't really seem to need much of anything.
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** And {{spoiler|Sir Anton di'Guivera for [[A Idan]], somewhat. Aidan's father isn't dead, just broken. Even when he gets better, Aidan still looks up to Anton, who in turn takes Aidan under his wing.}}
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: Powerful mages qualify. Anya and {{spoiler|Avandar/Viandaran}} are the ones who can wreak cataclysmic destruction with ease.
* [[Pimped -Out Dress]] : Diora wears an elaborate, pimped-out sari twice. The first time is when she marries the Tyr's heir. The second time she wears one as the Lord's consort.
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: Anya a'Cooper
** Kiriel hovers on the verge of this.
* [[Puppet King]]: What the Southerners fear Valedan is for the Northern empire
** [[Raised Byby Wolves]]: Kiriel was raised by demons. She comes out surprisingly functional, which still leaves her woefully unsuited for human society.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The Ospreys and Jewel's den
* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: Most non-humans fit this. They tend to be older than any of the countries that exist. Or, for that matter, any of the countries that any human has ever heard of.
** {{spoiler|Avandar Gallais, previously Viandaran the Warlord of the Cities of Man}}
** {{spoiler|Meralonne [[A Phaniel]]}} probably isn't just a human old man. It's not clear what he is, but he's recognized and respected by demons, elemental forces, and immortals.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Ellora [[A Kalakar]], the Kestrel, and Devran [[A Berrilya]], the Hawk. Notably, they can't stand each other and can't work together, and Bruce Allen, the Eagle and the third commander of the Empire's forces, has to carefully manage them.
* [[Rightful King Returns]]
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: The odd system of Essalieyan accomplishes this. The kings are the sons of Cormaris, Lord of Wisdom, and Reymaris, Lord of Justice. They marry queens, and then the two gods beget sons on the queens who will be the new Wisdom-born and Justice-born kings. The result is a rather effective court ruled, well, wisely and justly.
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* [[The Stoic]]: Diora and Teresa
* [[Seers]] : Jewel [[A Terafin]] and Evayne a'Nolan
* [[So Beautiful ItsIt's a Curse]]: Subverted and played straight with Diora. Because she is the Flower of the Dominion, the son of the Tyr'agar, ruler of the Dominion, marries her. Because the Tyr'agar is weak, he and all his family are killed except Diora, who is protected by her father. Because she is the Flower of the Dominion, not just an ordinary Serra, she is able to use herself as a weapon against the usurping Tyr. Diora's beauty determines the course of her life.
* [[Spare to Thethe Throne]]: Valedan. He was only declared a legitimate son in the first place so his father could send him and his mother north as hostages.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Diora
* [[Tournament Arc]]: The primary plot of ''The Uncrowned King'' is centered around this
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* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Inverted with Anya. She's the most powerful human mage to live for ages. She's utterly insane. She went mad and developed her powers at the same time, but it's unclear if they're linked or not.
** The maker-born in general are sane and useful. The Artisans, the greatest among them, are stark raving insane.
* [[WorldsWorld's Most Beautiful Woman]]: Diora. She spends most of the series using her beauty, or rather her reputation for being the Flower of the Dominion, as a weapon against her enemies.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Probably what Isladar is up to, although it's not entirely clear.
 
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