Rise of a Merchant Prince. Raymond E. Feist

      

      RAYMOND E. FEIST

       Rise of a Merchant Prince

      Book Two of the Serpentwar Saga

       Copyright

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 1995

      Copyright © Raymond E. Feist 1995

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      Source ISBN: 9780006497011

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This book is dedicated toDiane and David Clark,good friends

      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

       Dedication

Map

Cast of Characters

Book Two: Roo’s Tale

Prologue: Demonia

Chapter One: Return

Chapter Two: Homecoming

Chapter Three: Bargains

Chapter Four: Setback

Chapter Five: Newcomer

       Chapter Six: Barret’s

       Chapter Seven: Opportunity

       Chapter Eight: Players

       Chapter Nine: Growth

       Chapter Ten: Plans

       Chapter Eleven: Travel

       Chapter Twelve: Expansion

       Chapter Thirteen: Gamble

       Chapter Fourteen: Surprise

       Chapter Fifteen: Consolidation

       Chapter Sixteen: Friends

       Chapter Seventeen: Disasters

       Chapter Eighteen: Discovery

       Chapter Nineteen: Revelations

       Chapter Twenty: Discovery

       Epilogue: Rescue

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       About the Author

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       About the Publisher

      

       Cast of Characters

      Aglaranna – Elf Queen in Elvandar, wife of Tomas, mother of Calin and Calis

      Alfred – corporal from Darkmoor

      Avery, Abigail – daughter of Roo and Karli

      Avery, Duncan – cousin of Roo

      Avery, Helmut – son of Roo and Karli

      Avery, Rupert ‘Roo’ – young merchant of Krondor, son of Tom Avery

      Avery, Tom – teamster, Roo’s father

      Aziz – sergeant at Shamata