The Diamond Throne

The Diamond Throne
David Eddings

Book One of the classic ELENIUM series.After a long exile, Pandion Knight Sparhawk returns to his native land to find his young queen grievously ill.Ehlana has been poisoned and will die unless a cure can be found within a year. The life force of twelve of her sworn knights is all that sustains her; but one knight will be lost within the passing of each month if the antidote isn’t found.To save his queen, his comrades, and the stability of the kingdom, Sparhawk begins the search for the cure, only to discover a greater and more pervasive evil than he could ever have imagined.

DAVID EDDINGS

The Diamond Throne

The Elenium

BOOK ONE

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For Eleanor and for Ralph,

For courage and for faith.

Trust me.

Contents

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Title Page (#u211c1bbb-4f82-5026-a3cd-2620ee0e9d8a)

Copyright (#ulink_961b3bc4-f3e3-575d-8871-1d3fe502b55a)

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Dedication (#ulink_d6f1aae3-4f1a-5d0a-a6f2-9bba8a26fdbd)

Prologue (#ulink_78edc91c-895a-558e-a9f7-8cfc10e774d3)

Part One: Cimmura

Chapter 1 (#ulink_44bd9287-ffea-57e5-b1e4-a9ac920dd2d2)

Chapter 2 (#ulink_669fb1a4-fdd1-558e-8f12-4b8eeb458cb6)

Chapter 3 (#ulink_f8850536-793f-5e01-beb7-a1af2a28eec7)

Chapter 4 (#ulink_3e632392-6e6d-5488-bf21-ad9339415a4b)

Chapter 5 (#ulink_3c85a1c7-ae25-5c2a-a0b7-a31e8e0447f2)

Chapter 6 (#ulink_ef471610-5e47-5d14-9f36-383ca8702c92)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two: Chyrellos

Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)