The House War (series)



Originally designed as an arc of these six novels it has since grown to eight books. The novels follow Jewel Markess as she grows from an orphaned young urchin to the ruler of the most powerful House in the The Empire of Essalieyan.

The Hidden City, City of Night, House Name
The first three books of the House war series traces the journey of Jewel Markess (Jay) from her first meeting with old 'Rath and her discovery of the Undercity to her introduction to House Terafin and Amarais Aterafin and finally to the fateful Henden of 410.

The Hidden City introduces us to Jewel and her unexpected rescue from the streets of Averalaan by Rath. While living with Rath she learns to read and write and along the way picks up her other orphans from the street who would form her den.

In the City of Night, Jewel and her den disobey orders from Rath to avoid the increasingly dangerous pathways in the Undercity and inadvertently alerts the demons who reside,  In an effort to protect and save her, Rath employs a deseperate measure in a bid to alert the magisterium and the mysterium to the presence of demons within the city. Rath also sends Jewel and her den on a journey that will bring her to the notice of the Terafin. The start of the book begins just before that of Hunter's Oath and ends at the start of Hunter's Death.

House Name follows the story of Jewel as she enters into the the sevice of Amarais ATerafin, leader of the most powerful House in the city. The story runs parallel with that of Hunter's Death and follows the events found there from the view points of Amarais and Jewel. From the House battle to the Council meeting after and Jewel's interview with Duvari of the Astari. The book gives an insight into the House politics that would in the later years mark Jewel and her den. The end of the book introduces Jewel to her mysterious guardian Avandar and their fateful interview and her final acceptance of the House name.

Skirmish, Battle, Oracle, Firstborn, War
The second four books of the House War takes place after the events of The Sun Sword series.

Skirmish picks up the story of Jewel and the Den almost immediately after the death of Amarais ATerafin and Jewel's return from the South.