A Geography Of Haarth: Ishnapur (Updated)
The A Geography of Haarth post series is exploring the full range of locales and places from The Wall Of Night world of Haarth.
From January 25, 2013 to November 25, 2014, the posts traversed locations encountered in The Heir Of Night and The Gathering Of The Lost.
Now the series has returned to gazette the geography of Daughter Of Blood (The Wall Of Night Book Three.) The new series comprises updates of previous entries as well as new listings.
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Ishnapur: a fabled city and empire on the southern edge of the known world, bordering the great deserts of Haarth.
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“A line of pewter marked the thousand leagues of road that ran from Emer to fabled Ishnapur and beyond that again was the vast and unknown desert, a sea of dunes wrought in jasper, topaz and bronze.”
~ from © The Heir Of Night: The Wall of Night Book One; Chapter 17 — Eye of the Storm
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‘ “It is a very long way from Ishnapur to Ij—especially for the unwary.” Something in the Master’s tone sent a chill down Jehane Mor’s spine. “Bringing down the heralds will send a message that no one is beyond our reach. But they must all be dead. No one must escape the net.” ‘
~ from © The Gathering Of The Lost: The Wall of Night Book Two; Chapter 5 — The Guild House
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“He had even seen an Ishnapuri mariner once, with wide silk trousers, curved knives thrust into her waistband, and curled toes to her shoes. She had winked when she caught him staring and tossed him a small silver coin with the lion and stars of Ishnapur on one side, and a ship on the other. He had drilled a hole through it and wore it still, on a leather thong around his neck.”
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~ from © Daughter Of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three, Chapter 2 — The Serpent Prince