Douglas J Bornemann

Hanged Man's Gambit Douglas J Bornemann

For Hanged Man's Gambit: The Church and Crown are on a collision course, and Dona's uncle is marrying the closet heretic whose magic and intrigues created that maelstrom. The venue is Ranselard Keep, which holds prisoner a dangerous Inquisitor who knows the bride's family's secret. With the Inquisitor General officiating and Dona tapped to be the maid of honor, what could go wrong? The Heiromancer Trilogy's ensemble cast and rich multi-layered storytelling combines the delicious complexity of historical fiction with the light-hearted magic of fantasy - literally. Hanged Man's Gambit is the fourth book in the Dreamweaver Chronicles and the third and final volume of the Heiromancer trilogy.

For the Heiromancer Trilogy: On the verge of losing her inheritance to her obnoxious brothers, cunning spinster Verone Nevinander concocts a daring winner-take-all plan to force her father to disinherit them, but when her father informs her she must marry within the week for her plans to succeed, she must seal the deal before her desperate brothers can stop her by any means possible. In the process, she upends the tenuous status quo for university student Dona Merinne, her University, the City State of Trifienne, and indeed, the entire Church hierarchy. The Heiromancer trilogy consists of three linked (not-standalone) novels-Practical Phrendonics, A House of Cards, and Hanged Man's Gambit. Welcome to the Heiromancer trilogy, a richly detailed magic-infused Victorian-style romp.

The Dreamweaver Chronicles, which currently includes the Heiromancer Trilogy and The Demon of Histlewick Downs, take place in the same magical universe. These stories can be enjoyed in either order.