Welcome to the page for The Vondish Ambassador, which is the tenth Ethshar novel. This page is up to date as of December 12, 2008.

Wildside edition
Cosmos edition (Coming in June)
Misenchanted Press edition

• Copyright 2007 by Lawrence Watt Evans.
• The first draft of The Vondish Ambassador was written as a reader-supported serial on this website -- see "About the Vondish Ambassador Serial," or the "Serial Box" blog.
• The final revised and edited version was first published in a limited-print-run trade paperback edition by Misenchanted Press, a joint enterprise of the author and Wildside Press. The last few copies are still available from my "Books for Sale" page.
• Wildside Press now owns the rights; print-on-demand editions are available in both trade paperback and hardcover, and a mass-market edition is scheduled for publication in June, 2009. An e-book edition is available from Fictionwise.

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The Vondish Ambassador is a sequel to The Unwilling Warlord and Night of Madness, but should still stand on its own.

In 2005 I conducted an experiment in online serial publication with The Spriggan Mirror, which was more successful than I expected. I decided to try it again, and The Vondish Ambassador was my choice for the next book in the series. (This was influenced by a poll I ran here on the web awhile back.)

In The Unwilling Warlord, a warlock named Vond built an empire in the southern part of the Small Kingdoms; Vond departed at the end of the novel, but the empire he had created survived, under the rule of a seven-person Imperial Council and a young regent named Sterren.

The Empire of Vond was hardly trouble-free after Vond's departure; its neighbors are understandably wary of further expansion, there are questions about how Vond's magic became so potent, and so on. Most of the World, though, doesn't care -- Vond is off there in the southeastern corner of the World, far away from anywhere important.

But one day a dockworker named Emmis watches a Vondish ship arrive in Ethshar of the Spices, and finds himself hired as native guide and aide to someone who claims to be Vond's ambassador plenipotentiary to the overlords of the Hegemony of the Three Ethshars.

Who the Vondish ambassador really is, what his business is in Ethshar, and who's followed him to the city, remains to be seen.

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Some relevant links:

• A sample chapter.
• A FAQ about Ethshar.
• The general World of Ethshar page.
• An Introduction to Ethshar.
• Exits.

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The Vondish Ambassador: The Serial
How It Worked
Chapter 1
Misenchanted Tales
The Serial Box
The Legends of Ethshar
The Misenchanted Sword
With A Single Spell
The Unwilling Warlord
Taking Flight
The Blood of A Dragon
The Spell of the Black Dagger
Ithanalin's Restoration
The Spriggan Mirror
Night of Madness
"Portrait of a Hero"
"The Guardswoman"
"Sirinita's Dragon"
"The Bloodstone"
"Night Flight"
"Weaving Spells"
"Ingredients"
"The God in Red"
Other Exits

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