{"id":34841,"date":"2018-01-18T06:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=34841"},"modified":"2017-12-27T15:34:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T02:34:21","slug":"a-geography-of-haarth-ijir-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2018\/01\/18\/a-geography-of-haarth-ijir-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"A Geography Of Haarth: Ijir (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3149\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/sir-julius-vogel-award-nominations-best-artwork\/wallofnight_map_small-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3149\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wallofnight_map_small-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wall of Night Series map; design by Peter Fitzpatrick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/category\/a-geography-of-haarth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Geography of Haarth<\/a> post series explores the full range of locales and places from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/wallofnight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wall Of Night<\/a> world of Haarth.<\/p>\n<p>From January 25, 2013 to November 25, 2014, the posts traversed locations encountered in <a href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/heirofnight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Heir Of Night<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/gatheringofthelost.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Gathering Of The Lost<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now the series has returned to gazette the geography of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/daughterofblood.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em><\/a> (The Wall Of Night Book Three.)\u00a0 The new series comprises updates of previous entries as well as new listings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30067\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/09\/17\/about-the-characters-meet-the-minor-players-in-the-heir-of-night-eria\/heirofnight_new_small\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30067\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30067\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30067\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/HeirofNight_new_small-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/HeirofNight_new_small-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/HeirofNight_new_small.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11045\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/14\/all-the-pretty-covers\/bigheirofnightmmuk-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11045\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11045\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11045\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK1-95x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK1-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK1-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK1-651x1024.jpg 651w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/Aus\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Ijir:<\/strong> \u00a0 the main river of the lands known as the River<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>\u201cA sinuous vein of gold marked the River, the mighty Ijir with its two great tributaries and multitude of prosperous city states, all built on the back of the river trade.\u00a0 Each city was picked out in a minute precision of turrets or minarets or spires, depending on its character, and in whatever heraldic colors had belonged to it when the table was made.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ <em>from \u00a9 The Heir Of Night<\/em>: The Wall of Night Book One; Chapter 17 \u2014 Eye of the Storm<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12561\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?attachment_id=12561\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12561\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12561\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12561\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringofLost-2Small1-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringofLost-2Small1-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringofLost-2Small1.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30087\" style=\"width: 104px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/09\/20\/sf-signal-giveaway-reminder\/gatheringoflost_new_small\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30087\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30087\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-94x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 94px) 100vw, 94px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>\u201cAt any other season a river passage would have been faster, but the combination of contrary winds and spring floods, fed by snowmelt in the headwaters of the Ijir and the Wildenrush, would keep the merchant galleys in port for at least another month.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ from <em>\u00a9 The Gathering Of The Lost<\/em>: The Wall of Night Book Two; Chapter 1 \u2014 The Road To Ij<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29736\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/08\/01\/revealed-at-last-the-us-cover-for-daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three\/daughter-of-blood_front-cover\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29736\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29607\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three-uk-cover-revealed\/daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29607\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>&#8220;The dawn wind stirred outside, cool as doubt, and she followed it with her farseeing: past the tramp of feet and ring of arms as the watch changed, out beyond the mingled scents of woodsmoke and breakfasts cooking to reach the nearby Telimbras, pouring out of the north to join the Ijir.&#8221;<\/em> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n~ from <em>\u00a9 Daughter Of Blood<\/em>: The Wall of Night Book Three, Chapter 38 \u2014 Dawn Wind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The A Geography of Haarth post series explores the full range of locales and places from\u00a0The Wall Of Night world of Haarth. 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