| 单词 | king |
| 例句 | Only a few other rudimentary hints were offered, such as that white should move first, and the object of the game was to checkmate, but not actually capture, the king. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The King was dressed in a robe of velvet which had belonged to Uther the Conqueror, his father, trimmed with the beards of fourteen kings who had been vanquished in the olden days. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike in classical Athens, however, the power of the city’s civil servants was entirely circumscribed by the king’s, preserving only the outward form, not the substance, of self-government. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The king said, “We have searched the church.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We were in the dining hall by 6:40 for a breakfast of dry bread and hot sugar water, watched over by a somber portrait of George VI, the king of England. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Early states had a hereditary leader with a title equivalent to king, like a super paramount chief and exercising an even greater monopoly of information, decision making, and power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Like in The World at the End of the Tunnel when Jack is taken to the hobgoblin king’s castle and thrown in the highest tower. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Many early kings were considered divine and were accorded special treatment in innumerable respects. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The High King above all kings stooped towards him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The king listens, dry-eyed, his mind far, far away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It is true that I have my young king who genuinely adores me. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He thinks for a while and then asks: “And would a king have to stand up stiff to an emperor?” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Days passed but the king refused to believe it was nonsense. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The one the king has declared war on. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "I’m king! Kill him! Kill him now! I command it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In Karhide king and kyorremy have a good deal of control over what people do, but very little over what they hear, and none over what they say. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He was short and waddled like most kings. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Young oarsmen from the assembly chose a crew of two and fifty, as the king commanded, and these filed off along the waterside to where the ship lay, poised above open water. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s not the least bit like that old drunken king, she had declared, angry and unknowing, and the simple truth of it had twisted inside him, cold as death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘At least to me, and to many; though not to all, as you may find, if you come to the king.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z After the battle, before the smoke had died from Hardred's funeral pyre, the Geats sent again to Beowulf, asking him if he would be king. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He was on the verge of losing everything when the four Tlaxcala kings abruptly reversed course. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Out in the field, another man lost his seat to the knight in the rainbow-striped cloak, and the king shouted approval with the rest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king smiled at her, and she tried not to flinch as she drank. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Ever correct, Pylos called her princess now, as her lord father was a king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He’d had it from the lips of one of the grooms who tended the king’s horses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A few nights ago, a man who would be called in America a ‘white’ man, a United Nations diplomat, an ambassador, a companion of kings, gave me his hotel suite, his bed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The king looked genuinely surprised by the question. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king bent over, and if he had been looking at the gang, he could have seen Pinmei through the crack, her eyes fixed upon him like those of a trapped mouse. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Just once you might try to give me an answer that would please me, Lord Snow,” the king grumbled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Preserved Maya writing was similarly devoted to propaganda, births and accessions and victories of kings, and astronomical observations of priests. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think it was used by the king?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z While there was still a king they were in name his subjects, but they were, in fact, ruled by their own chieftains and meddled not at all with events in the world outside. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At the end of a hundred years my descendants would be permitted to open this treasure trove and would be the antique kings of the world. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilgamesh faced us both, arms folded across his massive pectorals, and for a moment, he was the man in charge once more—the king. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Was it time to finally sign her contract with the king? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The dragon kings had wed brother to sister, but they were the blood of old Valyria where such practices had been common, and like their dragons the Targaryens answered to neither gods nor men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Once upon a time there was a king who had three beautiful daughters. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z "Open, or we'll know you for outlaws in league with the king's enemies." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The old king of Liccaro hid his treasure on another island?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The king's smile was as terrible as his wound, his teeth red. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As with the Inka, the kings’ mummified bodies continued to live opulently in their own homes and could not be displaced; indeed, the mummies were necessary presences at important state occasions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Princes and kings joined in the celebrations and rituals. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It’s a dam good thing we never had any kings and presidents; we’d all be down there at Jackson chasing butterflies. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “To punish her He made her walk in sand for forty years. And she returned to her king, the Lord, and He loved her and sent her David!” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “But the whole quest started with us finding Hera and waking that giant king Porphyrion. I have a feeling the war will end with us too. For better or worse.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What had the king thought when he saw them together, laughing? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “But how can we stop them? Tell the king?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The young king and the old man talked. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I always imagined the king laid the rug in his audience hall so that anyone who came to petition him would step on the greatest treasure in the kingdom. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They had settled what they could, tabled, what they had to, and begun the chicken a la king lunch over which Alice had taken the greatest pains. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My gaze goes from a table of refreshments to the elaborate gowns to a goblin king crunching on a bone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Seeing this done, the king in majesty said to his squire: “A fresh bowl, Pontonoos; we make libation to the lord of lightning, who seconds honorable petitioners.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently he came to an open space where a small tent had been set up for the king under a great tree. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In the sunlit courtyard, people talked in scattered groups, perhaps weighing the moves of Fortinbras against the king’s defense. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Cain, soldier in the king’s army. I hail from the White Fang Mountains.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Dig in,” said the king, poking Milo with his elbow and looking disapprovingly at his plate. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And with that, the king looked down at the line. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When Mimir was with him to advise him, Hoenir also spoke like a king and made wise decisions. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The king speaks into a voice-trumpet, and his words echo from a sound-box peeking out of the flower arrangement on our table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I’ve always regarded the Pepper Imp as the king of the confectionery bag. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z As a surprise for George’s tenth birthday, Aunt Daisy took them to see the Tower of London, where they used to chop off your head if the king didn’t like you. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Kyle had just finished a pretty cool story called “A Scandal in Bohemia,” about a king who was going to get married to a royal heiress with maybe six names. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They heard a rustling and the king stumble. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “The Paper always knows,” the king said immediately. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king strode through the door and over to the table and settled his great bulk onto the throne, calling irritably, “Places, everyone. Take your places.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z In the Age of Sugar, when slavery was more brutal than ever before, the idea that all humans are equal began to spread—toppling kings, overturning governments, transforming the entire world. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He felt like he was back in middle school, when a good insult could make you king. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She ate sparingly, while she watched this man who would be king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If I give him a truce, will the king invite me in for a kiss on the forehead, a cup of mead? Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish we did not need to hide it,” I said wistfully, though I knew that it was wisest not to provoke my father and the king by the revelation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the movie, the young girl who's run away from the palace has been captured, and now she's on her knees before the king, waiting for her death sentence. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To everyone's great surprise, the king gave the man his arm and picked up the fallen buckets. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Some said he planned to declare himself king. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They were alike as twins in their desire for favor with the king and with the ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “The king is gone. Good riddance. Long live the president! My father knows Daoud Khan, did you know that, Amir?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I might have impressed the king, but the queen still hated me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d probably be voted “Best Dressed” or something dumb like that, and if he wanted to, he’d have a fair shot at prom king. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And of course they were descended from the ancient kings of Ireland, as every Irishman is. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “And my brother still plays, unwary of his foe. Laertes is vengeful and rebellious. You saw him threaten the king. I fear he may be the next victim.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Why may she not choose her husband? She is accustomed to being the wife of a king and would not be content with less,” I said, echoing what I had heard Elnora say before. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Arthur detached his own footmen, under Merlyn, to deal with the infantry battle which was centred round the camp, and he himself pressed on with his cavalry against the kings themselves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wondering whether she might attempt a third when the king began to shout. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z These foreign holdings or “cleruchies” not only put underused land back into taxable cultivation, but also afforded the king what was essentially a countrywide system of garrisons. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “If you believe the story, that is,” the king interjected. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “It is a burden I carry for the king of Elfland.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I told her there would be singers at the king’s court, though. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "If you don't find a place to hide your fish, the king will take it when he comes." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Lords and councillors met in secret in the king’s state rooms until late at night and argued openly in the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Who will be the kings, the rooks, and bishops rising up to strike at a distance? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Especially because the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight is known for being the greatest ruler in the city’s history. All his descendants, including King KaeJae, revere him.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It suddenly occurred to me just how absurd this scene was: a guy wearing a suit of armor, standing next to an undead king, both hunched over the controls of a classic arcade game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “The Green Grace says that I must take a Ghiscari king,” she said, flustered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And who would the gods of Ghis have me take as my king and consort?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was just not bowing to the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “The father of the great king Mithridates was assassinated at a banquet. He’d been poisoned, you see.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But the sudden disappearance, then returning without a single soul...There was something brewing, a cauldron that the king had journeyed to stir. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Wiglaf told his king how black the burnt - out valley looked below. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "My father went south once, to answer the summons of a king. He never came home again." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king raised his hand, and then silently the host of the Mark began to move. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It is not even worth trying, the king thought, gloom overwhelming him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "And this change, O most learned Prince, has doubtless been brought to pass by the powerful incantations of those wicked persons who now call themselves kings and queens of Narnia." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The children sat opposite the king, staring at his milky face and weak chin and lank, wet-looking hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He eased back to a slow trot when his horse came up beside the king's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everyone dresses up as Queen Esther, her husband the king, or Haman. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The advance guard of six kings was driven in by Arthur’s charges. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight came to power, the people had no love for their new ruler. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The tale of the Golden Fleece begins with a Greek king named Athamas, who got tired of his wife, put her away, and married another, the Princess Ino. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A king of gods required golden tokens, surely, as all rulers did. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z "He would not be a very good king, would he?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “What have we become, when kings and high lords must dance to the twittering of sparrows?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They went down to the crypt together, Ned and this king he scarcely recognized. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He would have something much finer when he was crowned king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Scheme all you like, Massey. She’ll still be for the fire, her and her king’s blood. There’s power in king’s blood, the red woman used to say. Power to please our lord.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I went out on the first roll with four kings. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Despereaux found the king in the Peas room, sitting on his daughters bed, clutching the tapestry of her life to his chest. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Forty leagues and more it was, as a bird flies, from Edoras to the fords of the Isen, where they hoped to find the king’s men that held back the hosts of Saruman. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The king then sent his youngest daughter to beg the dragon for mercy, and she was so lovely and clever that he was sure she would succeed where the others had perished. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Her father had died by the king's command. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It’s the king’s property, and you aren’t of noble blood. You need permission from either him or the prince.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The first thing we have to do when we get to Court is greet the king. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Of course, Scheherazade would never let the morning come at the end of a story—or else the king would have no reason to keep her alive. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z My roots were my destiny, and I believed that I would become a counselor to the Thembu king, as my guardian wanted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so tall and serious he made the other king look silly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In the alleys and wine sinks of Pentos, they called her brother "the beggar king." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “How like a royal court,” I muse, “where powerful lords and councillors direct the king's course.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now he didn't have no pretty woman in the passenger seat anymore, but he was still driving it around like he was king of the world, with a kingdom's worth of rags inside. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Your silence is all the answer I require, ser. Your king brings us only enemies.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The white king took off his crown and threw it at Harry’s feet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “No, you’re not. If you want to shut him up, then beat him. He’s just a brute from the king’s army—don’t waste your strength on hating him.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We watched Mr. Morrison win the game by capturing Lissa’s last king. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “You must be,” Minli whispered to the ragged, disappearing figure, “the king!” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The king was wheeling his palfrey around in anxious circles while hands reached past the line of gold cloaks, grasping for him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for Just a moment lyrion Lannister stood tall as a king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Grave and thoughtful was her glance, as she looked on the king with cool pity in her eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z By accident, her gaze slipped onto the king’s face, and she found his dark eyes staring into hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “May all the kings of Karhide live as long!” he cried. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z And when the king turned back to look, the old man was gone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Even Lucky Strike, who everyone thought lived like a king, was nothing in comparison to this spoiled sleek girl. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "A king needs joy brought to his heart too." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Who besides the king could charge Hamlet with the crime? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Once upon a time there was a king who had three beautiful daughters. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But the kings had been banished to the core of the earth, where they’d been asleep for five thousand years. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "He is only a mouse!" cried the king in disdain, while the queen screamed and ran from the throne room in fear. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I’d no idea. My history is very shaky, and the kings of England always muddled me. How interesting though. I must write and tell my daughter, she’s a great scholar.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sansa was shocked to see the king on his feet, red of face, reeling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Everyone strained their necks to see if a Jew would come forward to take the king’s offer. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Good Ophelia,” she said, “the king is a godly and proper man.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “And the boy becomes a better king than the original. The goosegirl dresses like a countess and everyone is stunned by her grace and charm.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “So let me get this straight: You want me to take Oak away from Faerie, away from everyone he knows, and teach him how to be a good king?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “A prince does well to think before he acts. This king ... I do not know what to think of him. The queen warned me against him as well, true, but...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When these came, as they later did, kings who gained their legitimacy from their claims to control the weather would face angry questioning from their subjects. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘Trust not to secret ways,’ said the king. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He was a young man with eager, bright blue eyes and an accent as correct as the king’s. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Not that it would be, as Cain was little more than a pawn in a game to amuse the king, and certainly not a member of the royal guard. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, but it’s also sort of regal. You know what ‘regal’ “Of course, like king, like queen!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z He launched a campaign against the king of Armenia, who had snubbed the marriage pact between their children. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “In some of the lower Courts, a king or queen’s murderer can take the throne,” Dulcamara says. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "The queen gave me the strongwine! Your own father Lord lywin, when I was named the king's squire, he told me to obey her in everything." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She quizzed me on facts and dates and kings. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z To the king, he told himself, but another part of him whispered, to Cersei. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Blood and viscera stained the king’s silk carpets. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “He met Arthur at Dover and fought a battle to prevent the landing. It was a bad engagement, half on sea and half on land, but the king woo. He won to land.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from sending her his books, she hadn’t seen or heard from him since the meeting with the king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Beautiful! You could feel like a king living in a place like this.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z By the ruins of the giant king’s throne, the three old ladies silently bowed their heads in recognition. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Harry wanted to shout, “Don’t leave me!” but what chance did a phoenix have against the king of serpents? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A king should never sit easy, Aegon the Conqueror had said, when he commanded his armorers to forge a great seat from the swords laid down by his enemies. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The girl as well? No doubt. So when the king dies . . ." "The throne by rights passes to Lord Stannis, the elder of Robert's two brothers." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then an old man came out of the meadhall, went to the young king, just clear of the bear, and spoke to him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z With every eye on the king, somehow the man on the floor wrested a spear away from one of the gold cloaks, and used it to push himself back to his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If this ex- panded idea of freedom spread, how safe were the kings and dukes, earls and knights, of England? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Please, Sansa thought, please, please, be the king I know you are, good and kind and noble, please. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Not another word. Have you forgotten who is king here?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The king's not dead, that's only summoning bells. One tower tolling. When the king dies, they ring every bell in the city." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You only lose what you cling to,” the king repeated to himself. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I will be the hero, the one who put herself between the traitors and her king. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "How is it that you have had no children by the king?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Come south with me, and I'll teach you how to laugh again," the king promised. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I was ordered by the king not to speak a word of it.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As a chief — or headman, as it was often known among the whites — my father was compelled to account for his stewardship not only to the Thembu king but to the local magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The magistrate was said to have the ear of the emperor's most trusted advisor, and his own son was king of a neighboring city. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Other males and females exhibit their submission to the alpha male by bowing before him while making grunting sounds, not unlike human subjects kowtowing before a king. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "A smuggler must be a fair judge of men," the king said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I do too,” Pinmei said, and the king’s eyes looked directly at her for the first time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “The king was frightened. ‘Get out of here, you demon!’ he shouted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They shouted and beat the trees, looking for the thief who stole the king’s life, but no murderer was found there. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Meeting a king tends to induce a temporary but powerful amnesia. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “You kill on the orders of your king.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “If she knew, she would have taken the boy away from us. Dalla’s boy, not your monster. A word in the king’s ear would have been the end of it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Behind him Merry rode on Stybba with the errand riders of Gondor, and behind them again twelve more of the king’s household. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z His sister had taken the king's seat for herself—he gathered Joffrey did not often trouble to attend council meetings, no more than Robert had—so Tyrion climbed up into the Hand's chair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The most obvious is that a negative statement such as The king is not dead is harder on the reader than an affirmative one like The king is alive. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Most people think that, because I don’t say much, I’m the shyest king to ever walk the earth, but I’m not actually shy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The thirteen seats of the table were filling up, and at the center of the table sat the king and Perrington. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "I won't lie to you, it's grievous news. I never thought to see another king, not at my age, with Robert half my years and strong as a bull." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Melchizedek, the king of Salem, sat on the wall of the fort that afternoon, and felt the levanter blowing in his face. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon put his heels into his horse and broke into a gallop, racing down the kings- road, as if to outrun his doubts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Surely Edmund had seen me flee the king’s chamber on the night my father was killed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Only the royal banner that streamed atop the center pole marked it as a king's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The old man was lost in the fantasy now, and his eyes looked far away to the jungles where the fabled king had lived. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The breath of the Black Tortoise is overpowering everything,” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He was the king of his wide and spacious life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And that is how Miggery Sow came to be sitting in a wagon full of soup-related items, next to a soldier of the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Your husband was right about that meeting of kings. He said the Tiger King could not be trusted and insisted on going in my place,” the king said in a fierce whisper. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then the king sent his second daughter to beg the dragon for mercy, but the dragon did the same. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They were the original dynamic duo: Gilgamesh the demigod warrior king, and Enkidu, the wild man with hair down to his knees and kin to the animals. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z No blades were allowed in the presence of the king save those of his protectors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “How long must we sit here waiting for this king who never comes?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The waiters rushed in carrying large serving platters and set them on the table in front of the king. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z After the shock of his father's transformation was over, the young king looked at the moonflower his father had prepared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Of the richest of kings made sick of soul by the scattered bones of thanes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It went against everything that Viserys had ever told her to think that the people could care so little whether a true king or a usurper reigned over them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "My lady, I swear to you, I will see that the Lannisters answer for your husband's murder," the king declared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Repent. Say that you are sorry you sat at the foot of the human king. Say that you are sorry you allowed the human princess to touch you. Say that you regret these actions. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z So the mad king had ordered his last mad act. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The king and council have determined that no man in the Seven Kingdoms is more fit to guard and protect His Grace than his sworn shield, Sandor Clegane." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king and queen sit in their high-backed chairs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Sir, Most Very Honored Head Person, sir, ” said Despereaux as he wiped the kings tears out of his own eyes, “she’s in the dungeon. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The retinue entered the hall after the king—first Blanche of Castile, followed by Queen Marguerite, King Louis’s wife, with their infant daughter in her arms. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The Lombard looked up at the furious king, and raindrops splashed off his freckled cheeks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t born an Assistant Pig-Keeper. For all you know, my father might have been a king. It happens all the time in The Book of Three.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Jemmy had to wait with Betsy, Petunia, and Captain Nips while the prince was alone with the king. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It was my father's name, and it means king. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Other boys his age had gone south, to serve as squires to the king’s knights and ride into battle at their side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Strictly speaking, it was purely the king’s choice whether or not to extend Kingsguard protection to others, even those of royal blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He knew that I consorted with Hamlet What if he began to suspect that Hamlet had revealed the king’s crime to Horatio and me? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Some of Renly's lords bristled at that, but the king only laughed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king's men were clearly looking for the vanished prince, but when a bear poked its head out the door window, the soldiers stepped back and quickly waved the coach on. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The king then launched into a speech that promised to be lengthy. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a wooden carving of Monkey, the creature born of a stone egg who became king of all the monkeys and who almost conquered Heaven with them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The king, as I have already mentioned, had several faults. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "Your Grace, my lord Hand," said Littlefinger, "the king needs both of you here. Let me go in your stead." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her countenance—despite the rumors—was still youthful and pleasing, and she endeavoured to carry on ruling in the manner of the dead king. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Elnora tried to calm me by saying that Hamlet, not the king, was to blame, but I cried all the more. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Knight of Flowers saluted the king, rode to the far end of the list, and couched his lance, ready. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Celaena looked at the floor as the king stopped before her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Shooting the king, even if he’s not wearing a crown, is no small thing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When the youngest daughter gave birth to a baby girl, the king and queen were overjoyed. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But the men of the king’s household they could not yet bring from the field; for seven of the king’s knights had fallen there, and Déorwine their chief was among them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Instead of “What would you with the king?” you can have someone say in Marlowe’s Edward II, “What? Would you? With the king?” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z He was the vicious landlord, the foolish king. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "They say the king gives justice and protects the weak." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I pried it up and removed the lead piece from the king’s statue and my cloth packet of seeds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z This is who I came to see, Chronicler thought to himself, this is the man who counseled kings and walked old roads with nothing but his wit to guide him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I guess I was proud of my family, with our ragged shoes and stringy hair; we were still kings among men. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He wondered where the people had gone, and what they had been, and who their kings were, and how they had died. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But there had been no king for nearly a thousand years, and even the ruins of Kings’ Norbury were covered with grass. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Even Dorian raised his brows at his father, but the king refused to acknowledge his son’s silent questioning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "I swore them to secrecy. I could be the future king, and they think all kings need mistresses. It's made me more popular." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He spoke of God’s great generosity in sending them so wise a king. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, “in any case I don’t propose to be wicked any longer. It is a king's business to prevent bloodshed if be can, not to provoke it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The king’s eyes flashed, but she didn’t bite. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Glowing like sunset, a red sword was raised in the hand of a blue-eyed king who cast no shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They makes a fine amuse-bouche for the king of the sea.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z "What the king dreams," he said, "the Hand builds." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king could order him freed, but would Robert listen to his queen or his Hand? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “He has so much martial dignity in his deportment,” observed Benjamin Rush, “that there is not a king in Europe but would look like a valet de chambre by his side.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Long ago there was no king in the land of the Danes, and they all wanted one. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is there anything else?” asked the king offhandedly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king came down from the rise of trodden snow, and the two bears faced each other several yards apart. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I have no wish to serve with an insolent pig-boy. I am a king’s son. Whose son are you? So you have stood against the Cauldron-Born,” he scoffed. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Most of those present looked curiously at the king, and muttered among themselves, thinking him mad. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “The king must have trusted your husband a lot,” Yishan said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king’s host was creeping through the heart of the largest forest in the Seven Kingdoms, yet dry wood became difficult to find. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She and the king argued in her chamber, their voices audible but not their words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In a small inscription preserved from the final months of Cleopatra’s life, her subjects humbly, proudly, and affectionately called her the mother of kings, queen of kings, and kind young goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “She’ll want to know what the king would think of our behavior.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Young Prince Mamillius, the king’s son, had not been resurrected like the queen, or saved like the baby daughter. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z No wonder she knew how to find the king. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I should tell you that our king is both gentle and firm, self-possessed and sympathetic. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z To obtain these royal favors, their expeditions had to bring something back for the king. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Did she know that she looked like a frightened animal when the king appeared? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m a king. See my crown? I’m a king just like I always wanted to be. I’m a king because I want to be one. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The sun shines on city, river, crowd, and king. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The children watched as the king strode toward the Lombard and the Jews. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But the creaking of the door forced the king to look up, and when he saw the visitors, his face lit with surprised recognition, melting his stiffness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z With its oiled wood panels on the walls, it reminds me of the chamber at Elsinore where the king received his visitors. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The lord of the dark underworld, the king of the multitudinous dead, carried her off when, enticed by the wondrous bloom of the narcissus, she strayed too far from her companions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you not realize how dangerous this is?” the king continued. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Sometimes we must harm in order to help,” the king agreed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Are my grandsons unworthy to be seen at the king's court? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z You’ll find it easily: any small boy can take you there; no family has a mansion half so grand as he does, being king. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Alkinoos, their ardent king, stepping aboard himself, directed the stowing under the cross planks, not to cramp the long pull of the oarsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "A fit quality in a king," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “But he wasn’t the king yet when your grandfather got it, so I don’t think it counts as a royal gift.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z By the ninth day of the storm, every camp saw the captains and commanders entering the king’s tent wet and weary, to sink to one knee and report their losses for the day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She could remember passages after reading them through just once, could recall the dates of the Magna Carta and the names of the kings of England and every one of the presidents in order. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Did you hear what the king said to me at the ceremony today?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "I shall do as you ask . . . but first your lather has to confess. He has to confess and say that I'm the king, or there will Be no thercy for him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘Accccck, ” said the king, and he clapped his hands over his ears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The face of the butcher's boy swam up before his eyes, cloven almost in two, and afterward the king had said not a word. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The magic staff of kings and lords and wizards and...elves or whatever.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Supposedly the ancient king of Pylos had stashed his treasure there in times of crisis. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The boy is dead, but Prince Dain will never be king. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “He’ll yield before the sun goes down. I mean to offer him terms and accept him back into the king’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Young ladies! Go to your room. What would the king say?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I also am a king and this is my land.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Maybe the world had other hidden treasures, but he had a dream, and he had met with a king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "So be it. You defy the king's command, and so proclaim yourselves rebels, black cloaks or no." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘Then in the name of the king, go and find some old man of less lore and more wisdom who keeps some in his house!’ cried Gandalf. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They stood up to greet their guests, after the manner of Elves, even those who were accounted mighty kings. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z If he’d been alive when she was captured, he would have had her out of the royal dungeons before the king even got word of her imprisonment. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At once the king’s soldiers fell upon them, their swords smashing the men’s wooden staves like twigs. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to look for the king with me.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Someone staggered in front of Joffrey's horse and shrieked as the king rode him down. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The old king chatted of his plans for Freawaru, how he would marry her off to his enemy, the king of the Heathobards. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tortoises, mountains holding moons, and needles under the sea? I would not even pretend to understand what you are asking,” the king replied. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z To a family so wealthy that my grandpa’s grandpa was called a king in the history books. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid I can tell you that only when you return,” cried the king, clapping his hands three times. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Her prince was not there, but three of the king's councillors were. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Because a mouse is not a king’s man here to punish me for making soup. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Lord Godric’s forebears had been pirate kings until the Starks came down on them with fire and sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Bring them through the Long Walkway; the emperor will take the other path,” the king said to the girl. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king, it seemed, was intent on crying himself a river. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Had to let their hired man go because of taxes, and their oldest son took the king’s coin early this summer. He’s off fighting the rebels in Menat now.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But everyone says cash is king. Not fruit and pickles.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Each functionary had his own role to play in granting whatever wishes the king requested. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But, instead, the emperor smiled and stood and motioned for the young king to stand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He was plainly dressed and looking ill at ease among the courtiers hoping to catch the king's eye with their finery. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “They say he sat at the foot of the king.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Good. Now get out,” the king said, pointing at the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The new king’s coronation will be at the autumn solstice. Worry not. I have a plan to ensure our futures. Only concern yourselves with making ready for a great deal of dancing.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He walked to the king’s side, and then gestured for Michelangelo to join him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The Imp was mounted on a red stallion, armored more plainly than the king in battle gear that made him look like a little boy dressed up in bis father's clothes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king's father looked around, aghast, but only the lifeless stone Bauxi, held down by the monument as if pinned by a needle, remained. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The game had been around for centuries and had even been banned by an English king in the 1300s because too many people were playing it and neglecting their archery training. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z "The Lord Commander sent me to His Grace the king," Thome answered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was in a king’s courtroom—a big white chamber with marble columns and a wooden throne. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "She was more beautiful than that," the king said after a silence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yet Ned could not help but notice that those pleasures were taking a toll on the king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With misgivings, the king allowed his father to oversee the project, for it was true that he had many other things to do. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Jacob stared at the king, his limp hair dripping with raindrops. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “You shall rise or fall by the ghost king’s hand!’ The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z If my dad is the king of the Garden, I really am the princess. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “It’s not the palace,” Minli said as she sat on the stool, “I want to see the king.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Guards rushed to beat out the cinders that clung to the king's clothing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As Merry entered he was speaking to the king. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The king pulled a paper from his belt and handed it to Ned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Any boy who came to him had moments of feeling like a king. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As a respected and valued counselor to both kings, he accompanied them on their travels and was usually to be found by their sides during important meetings with government officials. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Would you keep a dozen wolves and their king at bay with a pocketknife? 1 heard you were brave, jilia Romana. I did not realize you were foolhardy.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She ordered the death of the Armenian king and sent his head as a warning to the Median king, whose loyalty she required. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But Éomer leaped from the saddle, and grief and dismay fell upon him as he came to the king’s side and stood there in silence. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “In times as confused as these, even men of honor must wonder where their duty lies. Your Grace is not the only king in the realm demanding homage.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "The. realm has three kings already, and that's two too many for my liking." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Indra, the king of the gods, rode a majestic seven-headed horse. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And you think the guardian is me,” the king said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Reader, you are the king, so let me tell you, when Aziz married Hassan, the two were already in love and one of them was already destined to die. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z A well-respected sergeant can become ‘king of the company’ and exercise authority even over commissioned officers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m here for the king. I’m looking for his son.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But then the king falsely accuses his wife of betraying him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And every time a new king was crowned, they added on a new wing to the alien castle, which was why I had to build it so enormous. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He added, as if Michelangelo should know better, “Stealing from the king is treason!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “We have almost as many laws as words,” grumbled the king. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Now there were three kings in the land, and war raged beyond the Trident while the city filled with desperate men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Behind the table where the five members of the king’s small council were seated, the Iron Throne crouched like some great black beast, its barbs and claws and blades half-shrouded in shadow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I talked to my friend. She said that the king might be at the Market of Green Abundance tomorrow morning, but you are going to have to find him yourself.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The king often consulted the paper and quickly became famous for his wisdom. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A troubled look crossed the king's face like a passing cloud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z How can a king on a throne in England know what is best for them? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z "The king knighted him before he rode north, in Jon's memory. The lad wanted it desperately, yet I fear he was not ready." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And me, spying on them all for the king. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z All the early English colonizers of North America, including those who came for religious reasons, had sworn loyalty to the king of England. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z When kings died, their thrones were sometimes transformed into memorials for their occupants: the colossal heads. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He became king in Beowulf's stead, and ruled wisely and well to the end of his days. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, do not say such things. I know how you loved the king,” I murmured, trying to soothe her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “The emperor is spying on the king? Why?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell to await the king's justice." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Both the horse and the man were fashioned larger than could be possible, but I supposed that was the way of kings. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not truly believe the king would harm him, not Robert. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I can see, even from a distance, that the king's lank hair is damp with sweat, and his long cheeks are streaked with tears. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Some of them stayed on grants as large as principalities, given to them by Spanish kings who had not the faintest idea of the gift. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Inigo had never seen a king bat, knew nothing of them; how fast were they, how did they come at you, at what angle, and how many made each charge? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z What Furlough saw was Despereaux Tilling sitting at the foot of the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z ‘Let his knights remain here,’ he said, ‘and bear his body in honour from the field, lest the battle ride over it! Yea, and all these other of the king’s men that lie here.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He described what was happening, mentioned some of those who were present, and that the new heavyweight king was “in the next room, my bedroom here” taking a nap. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He only heard Sansa's gasp and Jeffrey's bellowed curse, and when he turned his head, the king was wiping brown filth from his cheek. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “When first I felt the call to search out the Land of Promise, I believed it would pass. But I can resist it no longer. Today, I will be king no more, but wanderer.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My goal was to forge an independent relationship with the king, separate from my relationship with Chief Buthelezi. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I fumbled for words befitting the strange circumstance, for the wedding had followed with improper haste upon the king's funeral. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The young king gaped in shock, and the father was only able to see why when the reflection of the moon returned to the lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Even though he was supposed to be the king’s guard, his helmet had the emblem of the emperor—the face of a snarling tiger, the metal already turning green. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They say the last time they went exploring, each time they approached a village, the natives invited them in and fed them like kings. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z How am I supposed to find the king here ? Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "Almost thirteen thousand jars? Do you take me for a fool? I'm not about to pay the king's gold for empty jars and pots of sewage sealed with wax, I warn you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then the king saw by the tears in Beowulf's eyes at the mere mention of the word "home" that he did indeed pine for his own country. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I know what a king was, Earth’s own history is full of them, but I had no experiential feel for privilege—no tact. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z You can give them land and mercy, but the free folk choose their own kings, and it was Mance they chose, not you. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The pope came to the village and called her Alyce and the king married the midwife and the cat laughed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Rumor has it that Lord Roiben, her king, is planning to swear to the new High King, bringing with him his large Court, one that has held off Madoc’s forces for years. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Pardon, my lords, the king's steward insists . . ." The royal steward entered and bowed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The story of my dad—who for one day became the king of White Water Rapids—was just another myth in the making. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t-a been no more surprising if Spangler sprouted wings and flew off to scare mice under the king of England’s chair! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z "Commands us, mind you. In the name of the king and council." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘The weed is better than I thought. It reminds me of the roses of Imloth Melui when I was a lass, and no king could ask for better.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then, seeming not to observe the wizard and his friends, he turned to Éomer and the king. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly the king broke off, his arm upraised, as though frozen in place. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The blue knight climbed unsteady to his feet, and raised his dirk in the direction of Renly Baratheon, the salute of a champion to his king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were also a part of his new treasure, because they were a reminder of the old king, whom he would never see again. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ned had made the long Journey west to Bear Island, only to find when he arrived that Jorah had taken ship beyond the reach of lee and the king's Justice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z End of an epoch, I could tell the king. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Gandalf was shorter in stature than the other two; but his long white hair, his sweeping silver beard, and his broad shoulders, made him look like some wise king of ancient legend. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And there were two kings in the realm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king had barely said anything to him over the past week, and Cain’s name hadn’t been mentioned in any of their meetings. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king wheeled his horse in a circle to survey the rooftops and open balconies above them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When she asked him to lead them to her uncle, he said, "The Blackfish is gone west with the king, my lady. Martyn Rivers commands the outriders in his stead." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “And so Arthur became the king,” she said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Alyce did not know, so she hid the boy in the chicken house and went about the village asking folks what was the king’s name. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the business of rams to be rams and of goats to be goats, the business of shapers to sing and of kings to rule. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The four eldest sons of Davos Seaworth had perished in the battle on the Blackwater, when the king’s fleet had been consumed by green fire. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At times he even sat upon the Iron Throne to dis-pense king's justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sarah and Jack and the clover elves are just about to celebrate their victory over the troll army when an ogre kidnaps Jack and sweeps him off to the hobgoblin king’s castle. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z How foolish I had been to think I was as free as any peasant girl and as worthy as any king’s daughter! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z One of them told it in the court of Hygelac, king of the Geats, which lay far from the land of the Danes, over the stormy sea. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “So,” the king said, “now you have come here to find the Guardian of the City.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I walked just behind the gossiwors and just before the king. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “First that boy wants a king, now he wants peace. I’m telling you, Irene. For your own good. That boy’s gotta be put away.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not the only one who can read it,” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then when he spoke about me he would say that I am Melchizedek, the king of Salem. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered Jaime Lannister, a golden youth in scaled white armor, kneeling on the grass in front of the king's pavilion and making his vows to protect and defend King Aerys. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The words only appear in the bright moonlight, the king realized. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her mom grabbed a package of king salmon from the fridge and held it up to her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He and the She-Bear escorted her through the camp to the king’s tent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What of Hizdahr? He is still her consort. Her king. Her husband.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The kings had all thrown themselves into kowtows, each swearing he would return at the Moon Festival with splendid flowers. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His voice was low and secret, and none save the king heard what he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The next moment she was being borne away from the radiance of earth in springtime to the world of the dead by the king who rules it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, the half bakery,” snapped the king. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Like a king in his own domain, it towered far above the smaller trees. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And only the heathen kings, under the domination of the Dark Power, did thus, slaying themselves in pride and despair, murdering their kin to ease their own death.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "Now we must reach the king's master-at-arms, and pray that he can be trusted." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hardly had the king’s new herald called the court to order than the ugliness began. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Rounding a clump of grass she came upon an enormous wolverine, the king of the Arctic weasel family. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would hope so. She was trained in Lys, where they make an art of love. The king enjoyed her greatly.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The house he had planned to spend a night in, that of his friend Admetus, a king in Thessaly, was a place of deep mourning when he came to it although he did not know. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king took out the plates of delicate pink shrimp dumplings, savory noodles and pork, dragon’s beard bean sprouts, emerald green chives, and a bowl of white jade tofu soup. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “It is some secret errand for the king, which if they perform well”—she paused, waiting for me to look up. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Two types of such specialists are kings and bureaucrats. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the king was put to death, revolutionary France was at war with Great Britain, Holland, Spain, and Austria. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Then he grew up into a man with shoulders so broad, and a brain so fast, that he could only ever be a king. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It took them all a moment to comprehend her words, but when they did, the king shrugged irritably. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If Estraven’s own clan had cast him out he would be a suspect character, but the king’s strictures were unimportant. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The parents went at once to tell the king. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon great pedestals founded in the deep waters stood two great kings of stone: still with blurred eyes and crannied brows they frowned upon the North. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "That's the real king of this castle right there," one of the gold cloaks had told her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how you are going to see the king,” the boy told her when she finished. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z There was once a king who had three daughters, all lovely maidens, but the youngest, Psyche, excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king fumbled in his purse, and flung the woman a silver stag. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he had finished, and his master had shown the king the stolen cup, some of the lords of the court cried out that the slave should be offered to the Firedrake as a sacrifice. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hope you don't mind me calling you back to court. Though the king says I'm behaving like a finicky cat, and I should be embarrassed." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He liked it, as a king of swagger stick, such as military officers sometimes use. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as Davos spoke, he thought, This world is twisted beyond hope, when lowborn smugglers must vouch for the honor of kings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But the old king hadn’t said anything about being robbed, or about endless deserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don’t want to realize them. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not arrive until after midsummer, when hard young fruits hung on the boughs that had shed their blossoms at the king's death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "The boys are not at fault," he told the king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I had need of a strong escort to see me safely to the king, and Lady Sybelle had need of fewer mouths to feed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Is it the boy king that's died now?" she shouted down, leaning out over the street. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Now the king ascends a gangplank of raw timbers that leads from the platform up to the top of the arch whose unjoined piers tower over crown and wharves and river. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I heard him assure the king that he had kept his virtuous but unworthy daughter away from the most noble prince. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Slowly they passed through the short heath and upland grass, speaking no more, until they came to the king’s pavilion. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Little by little, they had gained complete control over the young king. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Why wouldn’t the English king and church not share all their land with their own starving countrymen? Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The king smiled, his crooked teeth glowing yellow in the firelight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Unless Nehemia was here to start something bigger—unless she didn’t want to make sure the king spared Eyllwe at all. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "The master of coin finds the money. The king and the Hand spend it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "How did the king ever take the Tooth?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The more she knew of the king’s current position and maneuverings, the better. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z So the king and the prime minister and the lord chancellor would all be looking for somewhere to convalesce it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was lopsided, but it rolled, and when he was in it, he felt like he was king of the world. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on the Blackwater, three of the king's war galleys moved in formation, gold-painted hulls splitting the water'as their oars rose and fell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Freddie is king—and that mantle is about to be mine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the competition for king of the crops, corn left the European plants in the dust. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z "The king is dead," he said, "but we shall go with you nonetheless. Tom, assemble an escort, if you would." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Either lost or willed to the king of France in 1738 on the condition that it be locked away for two hundred years. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her father wanted her to marry a pagan king but she said, I’ll go away for awhile, three years, and think about it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Ladies and courtiers drew back as the king fled from the hall with Gertrude at his side. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Do either of you know the story of how the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight’s father turned into a tiger?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "Ah, but when the queen proclaims one king and the Hand another, whose peace do they protect?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "My lord, will the king listen to you?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You are much changed since you were the king of Subala.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z This raindrop will one day be a king, old man. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I have never turned my cloak, my lord. I am a king’s man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Sybelle Glover was offered a handsome ransom for our freedom and chose to accept it in the name of the king.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "The king has offered a reward for the whipping boy. Here he stands. Turn him in." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Louis turns on him, furious, but the courtier says, "France cannot lose a queen and a king in one day, my lord. We would not survive." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z King of a smoking rock in the great salt sea, yet a king nonetheless. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king now returned to the Hornburg, and slept, such a sleep of quiet as he had not known for many years, and the remainder of his chosen company rested also. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On the walls hung portraits of dukes and kings and strange goddesses cavorting with goat-legged men. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The king took the Paper with an uneasy look on his face, and he gave Yishan a questioning glance. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He could not be older than one-and-twenty, Catelyn thought, of an age with his king . . . but her king, her Robb, had more wisdom at fifteen than this youth had ever learned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some of those in the gallery had begun to slip quietly away, but the notables on the floor were trapped, unable to depart without the king's leave. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Gold was piled on the biers of dead kings and queens; and mounds covered them, and the stone doors were shut; and the grass grew over all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "It would be unfair to the other villagers," the king's assistant murmured, "and it would break tradition." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king’s supply of traveling cakes saved her and Dragon from hunger, but Minli wished for the thick silk blanket. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The king was already there, and as soon as they entered he called for Merry and had a seat set for him at his side. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “The true kings of the jungle. At least when there aren’t any dragons around.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Its purpose was to keep records: the purchase of grain, the sale of land, the triumphs of the king, the statutes of the priests, the positions of the stars, the prayers to the gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lionstar, read the letters on her stem, beneath a fluttering banner that bore the arms of the boy king on the Iron Throne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king's mouth twisted in a bitter grimace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had made Hizdahr her king, taken him into her bed, opened the fighting pits for him, he had no reason to want her dead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her breath caught in her throat when she saw the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king of Mutal, the biggest and most cosmopolitan city-state in the Maya world, he lived and worked in a sprawling castle a few hundred yards away from the great temples at the city’s heart. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Finally she said, “I am sorry to hear about your companions. And you are correct. My invitation to your king was not a coincidence. But the answer to your question is somewhat...involved.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The king was silent, and for a long moment, he stared out at the lake before him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘A bug, ” said the king, who liked to be right. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The king seated himself, cradling his wine cup. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Axes cleared the debris, and two armed guards entered the room, followed by the king with the golden crown and the spear-shaped beard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A trailing plant with flowers like small white stars had bound itself across the brows as if in reverence for the fallen king, and in the crevices of his stony hair yellow stonecrop gleamed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On the Iron Islands, every captain was a king aboard his own ship. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The king can’t leave, and no one is ever allowed to see him.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The moors their axes had stripped of trees glowed silver in the moonlight, and the yellow lights of peasant huts were like scattered jewels on the ravendark cloak of a king. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The king was asleep, exhausted by the effort of writing his memoirs about the war. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z So Lord Odysseus kept his place alone with Arete and the king Alldnoos beside him, while the maids went to and fro clearing away the wine cups and the tables. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In fearful awe they led the bulls to sacrifice and stood about the altar stone, those captains, peers of Phaiakia, led by their king in prayer to Lord Poseidon. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood until the king and queen were seated on the dais. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The saddest moment, I think, is that when his brothers grabbed the king in his palace, they blinded him first. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But the king comes, with the queen on his arm, young Hrothulf walking four steps behind them, holding the hands of their children. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The enmity ran deep between Shakaz and the king, and the girl was clever enough to know that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He flung this out and left the two behind to come on slowly, while he went hurrying to the king’s hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Babylonian Marduk and the Greek Zeus was each considered master of the sky and king of the gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For kings and queens and very important people. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And the way he’d banished Minos, and called himself the king of ghosts—it was kind of impressive, but it made me uncomfortable, too. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z What they didn’t expect was that the king would respond to even the smallest failure with an “off with his head!” attitude. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It had been a thousand years since Meereen last had a king, and there were some even amongst the old blood who thought they might have made a better choice than him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Because instead of returning to the palace, the king continued going to each village so he could become the leader he wished to be, heartened by the joy brought by the fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "You want me to serve the woman who murdered my king, butchered my men, and crippled my son?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I can provide you with coin enough for passage back to Dome. Prince Quentyn, the king made note of you today. He frowned.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The African king halted beside her, thinking she was unwell, and indeed the light of the flaring sconce above her did throw ghastly shadows over her face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Discoveries in mechanics and steam technology were applied mainly to the perfection of weapons, the encouragement of superstition, the amusement of kings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If they begged forgiveness for their treasons and promised to serve loyally henceforth, Joffrey welcomed them back into the king's peace and restored them to all their lands and rights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A simple example: the conditional probability of having chosen a king card when it’s known that the card is a face card—a king, queen, or jack— is Vs. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will rise in the king’s favor and wear a fur-lined cape, and the king will tell me his most private business,” he said with certainty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘It needs more to make a king than a piece of elvish glass, or a rabble such as this. Why, any brigand of the hills can show as good a following!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The king sat with his legs crossed and the merest flicker of a smile on his lips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Singers sat before the king's pavilion, filling the dusk with music. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After he had gone his two sons asserted their right to the throne, and each tried to be made king. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A few men, lean, wearing animal skins, look up at the gables of the king’s hall, or at the vultures circling casually beyond. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z A king’s command and a friend’s betrayal, Davos might have said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m sick of you, too! Who made you king, anyway?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I was startled to see a guard in blue and white livery approach and stand at the king's side. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The following day the king performed his plot to test the cause of Hamlet’s madness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The king was evil and made a bloody massacre of a thousand lives before he got to Scheherazade. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "I've done this before," the king told him, "and you remind me of an old friend." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then the prince went from his horse, and knelt by the bier in honour of the king and his great onset; and he wept. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In truth, the young lord commander and her king had more in common than either one would ever be willing to admit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king approved, but a week or so before the visit I received a letter from him saying I must come alone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither Claudius nor Laertes had seen me yet The king gripped my brother by the shoulders and spoke intently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On the paper was a line of words in a language the king did not know. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was indeed in deepening gloom that the king came to Edoras, although it was then but noon by the hour. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Icarus grabbed the wax gun and sprayed it at the king, who stepped back in surprise. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When you enter the apartment complex, it feels like entering the courtyard of a dead king and his decaying cement kingdom. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "How dare you speak to your king in that manner!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Beaumarchais had been a spy in Spain, where he had performed some secret missions for the king. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Asha herself was spared the worst of it; she was the king’s prize, after all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yes,” the king said, “but he, himself, was never able to read it, so it remained useless to him just as the Old Man of the Moon had said it would be.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Stone kings looked down on her from their thrones, their faces chipped and stained, even their names lost in the mists of time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The number of the pursuers could not be told, but they seemed no fewer than the king’s escort, at the least. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He waved his hand like a king giving dispensation. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She was the daughter of Lycaon, a king of Arcadia who had been changed into a wolf because of his wickedness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She bit down on her lip and was about to reply when the king stood, the crowd quieting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Pinmei asked, the king’s confused look now on her own face as well. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "Nothing is more important than the life of the king." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "He is not! He's not the least bit like that old drunken king," she screamed at her sister, forgetting herself in her grief. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The king desires his own men about him when he holds court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "No disrespect to you, Lady Stark, but it would have been more seemly had Lord Robh come to pay homage to the king himself, rather than hiding behind his mother's skirts." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Also I believed that the king’s ministers were loyal and the queen’s ladies honest. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The bishops topple, the queen falls, the king is encircled. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Unless I returned with the king by dawn of thefollowing day, he would take the town with steel and fire, he told me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Did you ask her if she still keeps all her kings in the back row?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Yes, the king. Did you think you wouldn’t see him? The Crown Prince told you the competition was to start today—this meeting will mark the official beginning. The real work begins tomorrow.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z So the king at the time decreed that sons of potters must become potters themselves.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z If Pollard was the jester, Woolf was the king. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only twelve years ago, the rebels were at the height of their power, allying themselves with the Tribes and the king of Marinn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And if you’re a king, you don’t even have to wipe. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Because we have to respond to omens,” the boy said, almost without meaning to; then he regretted what he had said, because the merchant had never met the king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed at the king, but were not otherwise much interested in him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The king spied him and he looked mad enough to spit ink. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Joinville, Michelangelo, Robert de Sorbonne, and the king were seated around them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king’s men succeeded only in getting lost in the dungeon’s tortuous mazes. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Marshall asked suspiciously.“A king,” Melanie said, “king of all the Egyptians.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Then there’d be many questions, you see. Even the king must pay the price.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Room was made for the hobbit at the king’s left hand, but no one called for any tale. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There was no sign to be seen of the thirty warriors of the king's bodyguard. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “True; and one by his clan, another by the king in Erhenrang.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere else in the world, a mad king sent out his army. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Until that day comes, you’re exactly where you need to be. From the king’s side, you’ll be able to see what needs to be done. But for now—enjoy the accomplishment.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The sunlight glinted off the engraved images of the king and his lion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then I moved, and he knocked over my king. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Apparently, the Underworld king and queen thought “looking after” someone meant giving him a broom and having him sweep up their messes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Of course, of course, everyone here does,” the king grunted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "And if by some mischance he does, we will throw him back into die sea. Once you choose a new Warden of the East—" The king groaned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Guards drew their swords and surrounded the king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Death they cried with one voice loud and terrible, and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen king and passed, roaring away southwards. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But instead of a king, this litter carried books. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The regent explained that I was being groomed to be a counselor to the king and that he hoped the reverend would take a special interest in me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "The king has taken for his sigil the fiery heart of the Lord of Light." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Beans was boss as surely and naturally as any king who ever sat upon a throne. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It is well known that the king’s doctors have warned him that bathing causes the plague, and he has taken this advice to heart. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The king looked her over, and Celaena willed herself to remain upright, to stand tall as he judged. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was as if he were a king and someone had knocked his crown into the dirt. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z So far she had even kept the snake king from biting, just like in the old Cherokee story. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “If I want to see the king, where do I go?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then, when the position was prepared, the six kings of the advance guard were to retire through it, leaving Lot in the front line while they reformed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But though I was ugly, I was a good king. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He called out a question as they rode, but the wind blew his words away, and the king did not hear him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I meant the Tiger Emperor, not the king of Bright Moonlight. It was the Tiger Emperor when he was king who wanted the horse but...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Like most kings, he was a god who only ever devoured. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Father thought the king’s knights weren’t aggressive enough; the earl believed them to be valiant and praiseworthy. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK. A girl of ten, you say, and she presumes to scold her lawful king.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king sat down on a log and wiped his face, but the queen did not let him rest long. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z A month later, in a mocking ceremonial pageant, the king of Mutal paraded around with the effigy strapped to the back of his palanquin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As he drew, the boy thought of the old king, and the plaza where they had met that day; it seemed as if it had taken place years and years ago. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z More golden than the king’s dragon bracelet, sweeter than a peach from the Queen Mother’s garden, and more beautiful than a Goddess of Heaven! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I am told,” the king said, sagging like the winter branches weighted by snow, “that the workers are treated worse than slaves and the emperor has the fallen buried under the wall.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Someone—probably Madoc, possibly Balekin, maybe even one of the other minor kings or queens—could squat there like a spider, consolidating power. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I decided, and the king to save his face. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Your Majesty,” the voice said again, and Minli could hear the shuffling and swishing of silk as the group rose and took leave of the king. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony could expect these kings to be loyal to him as the presiding ruler. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The king could command Father to let her stay in King's Landing and marry Prince Joffrey, Sansa knew he could, but the king had always frightened her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My simple device to deceive Polonius and the king grew, under Hamlet’s hand, into a plot with ever more complex motives and uncertain ends. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Nhamo rather hoped this meant she came from a royal family, but Grandmother said the old kings had dozens of wives, so of course they had a multitude of children. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you think it is ? ” “Do you know why this city is called the City of Bright Moonlight?” the king asked. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was the king's habit, after dining at midday, to rest in his orchard. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Political complexity was greatest on Tonga and Hawaii, where the powers of hereditary chiefs approximated those of kings elsewhere in the world, and where land was controlled by the chiefs, not by the commoners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately some of these kings had had red hair, some black, some pepper-and-salt, while their growth of beard had been uneven. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Traditional notions of the king in society, after all, brooked no possibility of “exploitation” in the modern sense. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The king wiped the drops of water from his face, but the smile remained. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The wheel turned....Next day I was to have an audience with the king. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Greatly changed he seemed to me since I saw him first in the king’s house,’ said Éowyn: ‘grimmer, older. Fey I thought him, and like one whom the Dead call.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But soon Athena came to him from the nearby air, putting a young man’s figure on—a shepherd, like a king’s son, all delicately made. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ophelia! It grows late. Has the king summoned me yet?” she asked. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z One might expect a presence to rival the Godslayer’s—a dark counterpart to his light, as two quell kings faced off across a game board. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Just so," said Pycelle, "and the king—" "—is a boy of thirteen. I speak with his voice." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “And they crowned him king of the island. He was the best king they ever had.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "One day you'll be king! And you still don't know the alphabet from pig tracks!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "Father took the king down to the crypts this afternoon. The queen didn't want him to go." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Presently the king said: “I was trying to tell you something, Lance, before this happened.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The singer wept and swore he would never sing that song again, but the king insisted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then he would restore virtuous rule in Denmark as its legitimate and well-loved king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “We have a song down here that says Bob Wills is still the king,” Kirby said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One of Gertrude’s ladies lost her position when she was found to be with child by the king’s chief minister. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The world became foggy around the edges as he stepped away, his head held high as he ignored the white-hot glare of the king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king traced a mark on the glass arm of his seat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Do you mean that, having arranged this audience, you haven’t spoken in favor of my mission to the king, as you—” I had the sense to stop short of “promised.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Papa,” called the princess to the king, “what is wrong with the girl? She will not wave to me. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He wasn’t in that much of a hurry to be king either. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I watched Jeanne, hoisted up and down in the air by the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In England, abolitionists spoke up for Africans, but kings and lords still ruled. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z "I had not thought you so niggardly. The king I'd thought to wed would have laid a wolfskin across my bed before the sun went down." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The old king watched, remote from the queen, though she shared his bed, and he mused. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The king put his field glasses to his eyes and saw what it was. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They swore vengeance when they learned what had happened to the thirty warriors of the king's bodyguard. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned in as he began: “One night, a king and a queen boarded an empty ship,” he told her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her eyes—black, begging—stare at the king. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The king was in no mood for more argument. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When Dr. Du Bois had come to Ghana, she told me, Dr. Nkrumah had set up the aging great militant Afro-American scholar like a king, giving to Dr. Du Bois everything he could wish for. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps, she might have added, but it would not serve her cause to show doubt before this king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Electricity,” Uri had once said, explaining why our lightbulb used to work only sometimes when we lived like kings in the cellar of the barbershop. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It is a waste of time and energy But still, the king officially decreed that all rats in the Kingdom of Dor were outlaws and should be treated as such. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Paulito was only one inch tall, but he wanted to be king. Not because he was greedy or anything like that, but because his village wouldn’t stop arguing and fighting over petty nonsense.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It would be a great company; for the king was leaving only a small garrison in the Burg, and all who could be spared were riding to the weapontake at Edoras. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Men have judged that a king can make rain; we say this contradicts all experience… The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Not so noble I can’t curry my own horse, nor so greedy I have no time to serve my king.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He wasn't certain, really, how a mouse should address a king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z At the happy ending of The Tempest, Prospero brings the king back together with his son, and finds Miranda’s true love, and punishes the bad duke, and frees Ariel, and becomes a duke himself again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "Never has a king been so beloved as our Robert," quipped Little finger. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The High Septon clutched at the king's cape, and Varys came rushing over waving his arms, and even the queen was saying something to him, but Joffrey shook his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "She is taking steps to restore the king's peace," Vylarr assured him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The young king examined her critically, top to bottom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He took the ' king’s arm and led him from the bedchamber, feeling strangely light-headed, almost drunk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And because Roscuro was dazzled by the light of one match and journeyed upstairs and fell into the queens soup and the queen died, the king ordered the death of every rat in the land. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The white men mostly spoke of the glorious days of the previous king of Belgium, King Léopold, who first made the Congo into what it is today. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Too steady, maybe. Too serious, maybe. He laughs when there’s something to laugh at, but he doesn’t play enough. He’s been with the king’s councillors too much.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "And now my William and his friends are hunted. Hunted by the king, his knights, and the queen mother. All for trying, and failing, to save a few books." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "A king does need joy brought to his heart. I thank you for doing so." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The kings men were still bent over the queen. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "He told them you were going to Mont-Saint-Michel. And that you had some Jewish books. In exchange for his information, he got to perform for the king." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Who is the king of Svalbard?” she went on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "It is a king's duty to punish the disloyal and reward those who are true. Grand Maester Pycelle, I command you to read my decrees." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Alexander Helios wore the native dress of the Median king. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "My lords," he said, "my place is beside the young king now. Pray give me leave to attend him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The tortoise and the dragon are now my servants," the king's father said to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In the morning the king would be gone and I would assist Gertrude as she washed and dressed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "A king's place is with his people. Besides, if I fail—as I might against such a she-devil—who would there be to protect this land of Danes?" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “And when we stepped on the dais, two copies of the king appeared, one for each of us to play.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “It is the king who is burning the books, is it not? Well, his mother, Blanche of Castile, is the prime mover, I am sure. But I gather that the king is collaborating enthusiastically.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The sun was sinking behind the long western arm of the mountains when Gandalf and his companions, and the king with his Riders, set out again from Isengard. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "I shall, my lord. And I shall command them to pray for the health of the king and his Hand as well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fumbling with a key while trying to steady his candle, he unlocked the nearby door that led to the king’s lodgings. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He laid it on the table in front of the king, saddened by the memory of the man who had pinned it on him, the friend he had loved. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The shifting lamplight limned their stony scales, and shimmering motes of jade and scarlet and gold swam in the air around them, like courtiers around a king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “And Pal-Is sounds like palace—but they don’t even have a king. Do you think they would have i been better off with kings?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z "There is but one true king, and one true god," announced Lord Florent. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He’d seen how the duke used his size and title to win allies on the king’s council and keep opponents from challenging him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The next day the king’s scouts chanced upon an abandoned crofters’ village between two lakes—a mean and meagre place, no more than a few huts, a longhall, and a watchtower. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As the giant king ran towards Piper, Percy grabbed the tip of Porphyrion’s spear and forced it down into the ground. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It is true that we are not yet at open war with the Black Land, and there are some, close to the king’s ear, that speak craven counsels; but war is coming. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It sounded like a broken drum heralding the announcement of the death of a king. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Like the lion in Africa, the jaguar is the king of the South American jungle, and the American Museum of Natural History wanted one for its collection. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z That was a king’s right and a king’s duty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Let the second duel commence,” the king boomed, waving a hand toward the veranda. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He must be asking her about how I can see the king, Minli thought. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose I could give you a nickel for twenty,” Winky offered us, like he was a king doing us a favor. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, whatever we were plotting, it obviously didn’t happen. He’s practically the king of the school.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that kid was a king there. He’d been dating the same girl since seventh grade. Who does that?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Inside was a receiving room where petitioners waited for the king’s attention. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Sitting in the boxcar, rolling into the station like that, I felt like a king. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I was without my weapons at the time. You don’t bring your bow and knives when you’re courting a princess. The guards took me easily. Her father the king had me blinded and exiled.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “And thank you for what you’ve taught us,” said the king—and, as he clapped his hands, the little car was brought forward, polished like new. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When the king came to Gertrude’s chamber to dine, I was given the honor of attending them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “The king’s prize. His Grace will be most wroth to find her gone.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king had declared that large amounts of territory on the continent belonged to England. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Reznak set the head on a satin pillow at the king’s feet, then scampered away, his mouth twisted up in a moue of distaste. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z First he tried to live among mortals as a huntsman for the king of Khios. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The king looked around again at the room, empty of all except them, and beckoned her closer. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Heads turned toward them as he shouted, "We'll have the Mud Gate all over again. Let him stay where he is, he's the king—" • "He's my son." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Come,” the king said as he walked out of the pavilion onto the bridge under the moon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z His smile reminded the boy of the old man—the mysterious old king he had met. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night after that, the king marries a young woman and kills her in the morning. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Even without a king to provide an interruption, he was unable to concentrate. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘My lord, you called me. I come. What does the king command?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “It was ever my lord husband’s wish to grant sanctuary to these savage peoples. So long as they keep the king’s peace and the king’s laws, they are welcome in our realm.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But they vouched for the terrible truth of the news, for the new king himself boasted of it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Deep and dark, they say. A good place for touching. All the dead kings watching.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z An angry clamor went up from the king's men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Born in 384 bc, he was the son of the personal physician to the king of Macedonia. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In it one finds countless good institutions upon which the liberty and the security of the king depend. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z There he dwelt, a prisoner acting like a king. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The kraken’s daughter turned out to be just a woman after all, the captains and the kings would say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was not a king, and he certainly was not a god. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "I'm no cheap jongleur, either, you know. I sing for lords and ladies! One day I'll sing for the king himself!" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Blancaflor’s father was a strange king whose fear of the outside world turned him into an ogre. He had see-through skin and a voice like a serpent.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A young man approached him, seemingly a shepherd lad, but fine and well-mannered like the sons of kings when they tend sheep. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And soon the word had gone out from the House that the king was indeed come among them, and after war he brought healing; and the news ran through the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was all knocked right out of me in the anteroom, before I ever saw the king. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z His queen, acted by a boy speaking in a high voice, vowed never to remarry, while the king doubted her resolve. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I definitely deserved one, I thought, and bopped to Grovenor’s room like a prom king in the making. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Remember that, Lord Snow. It is the one true king of Westeros who stands before you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wondered what they could be, and he hoped that the king was not going to follow them into the darkness beyond. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z For we reckon back our line to Mardil, the good steward, who ruled in the king’s stead when he went away to war. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Arise”—she barely swallowed a giggle—“arise, king of Terabithia, and let us proceed into our kingdom.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Messengers have gone ahead to Helm’s Deep, to warn them that the king is returning tomorrow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She was reading about the old kings and queens of England for her history class. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Our lesson involves the history of the delicately negotiated peace between Orlagh, Queen of the Undersea, and the various faerie kings and queens of the land. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At the palace, he presented to each of the kings a small seed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly Pippin was reminded of the hewn rocks of Argonath, and awe fell on him, as he looked down that avenue of kings long dead. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You would rather steal from the church than from the king?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She remembered a bald gentleman dressed in linen and with his collar closed by a gold button, who had nothing to do with the king of hearts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Let no one else use you, Mr. Ai,” the king was saying. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, then, put it this way. There are some persons in court who are, in your phrase, in favor with the king, but who do not favor your presence or your mission here.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She was something out of a dream—a dream in which he was not a spoiled young prince, but a king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The brief glow fell upon a huge sitting figure, still and solemn as the great stone kings of Argonath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "You are really Jean de Joinville? Companion of the king? Seneschal of Champagne?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I am surrounded by flatterers and fools, the king had insisted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then he instructed me to follow him while he attended the king and to curtsy and nod in the presence of Queen Gertrude, but never to speak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If he could not defend his own home and hearth, he was no sort of king at all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The surface of the sawdust was combed smooth, the treasures hidden beneath marks that only he, the king, understood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The young king came out, well armed, leading a bear and six retainers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve built the Esther P. Marinoff up like it’s quite the place, like maybe the king and queen of England are sending their kids there too. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The king’s men, including the one wearing the crown—that is, me—looked on with mild wonder. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The captains and the kings might not have wanted her, but he did. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But someday his father would die and then the Prince would be the king and he would have to select a queen to supply an heir for the day of his own death. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She had no idea how she would see the king. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "Because these child kings and drunken oafs can call other strong men, with other swords." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Treated as rubbish now, he lay at last upon a mass of dung before the gates—manure of mules and cows, piled there until fieldhands could spread it on the king’s estate. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Surround him!” the king yelled, “Save the horses!”— and suddenly I knew I was dealing with no dull mechanical bull but with thinking creatures, pattern makers, the most dangerous things I’d ever met. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And at important parts, she stops and lets the king fill in the story so he feels good. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When she drew back the hood of her brown cloak, he saw the bruise where the king had struck her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I read a lot of mystery stories now and books about kings and queens from old times. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But, to the utter horror of William and Jacob, she was not bowing to the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem likely to her that a friend of the buffalo boy would know how she could see the king, but as she didn’t have any ideas of her own, she would hope. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “You can tell yourself it’s potato chips, only nutritious. Sprinkle it on the tuna and it’s dinner fit for a king.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “No, you are my love. But my father the king has alliances to secure by marrying me to a princess of France or Germany. He will prevent us.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She sings under her breath, “I, I will be king, and you, you will be queen,” and Alex almost laughs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “My mother, ” said the Pea sadly “Mice are rodents,” said the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z But maybe, if you become a king, you will find that he must choose his friends with care. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Whenever he spoke of his house he always said “we,” and spoke almost in the plural, like a king speaking. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z "If the queen had a role in this or, gods forbid, the king himself . . . no, I will not believe that." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Afterward the king had retreated to his watchtower. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The room gasped, and all expected the emperor to call his guards to drag the king away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z There could be no mistake: This was the man of the hour, king for the day. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Actually...you remember how I told you about the gay king, James I?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The king seemed utterly taken with the children. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "I will fight that battle when the enemy appears on the field," the king said stubbornly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You are fortunate that she returned to us before the king my husband, else it might have gone badly for you. Very badly indeed” “Are you the wildling princess?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king touched her cheek, his fingers brushing across the rough stone as gently as if it were living flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king's fist slammed down on the council table loud as a thunder-clap. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Let me down and fight me like a king and a man; or if you are too great a coward to do that, kill me at once." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z "No. I came here straight from the stables, when they told me the king was holding court. His Grace will want to hear my tidings in private first, I'd think." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “What would you have me do?” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Dany swayed along, studying the faces of dead heroes and forgotten kings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Can I be a king's councillor and build castles and become the High Septon?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid only the king has that privilege,” he said mildly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But as he held Urirn and Thummim in his hand, they had transmitted to him the strength and will of the old king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Add to that rotten potatoes, and you have a meal fit for a king! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Prince Hamlet joined the charade, tugging upon the jester until he rebounded like a tennis ball and jumped upon the king’s table, where he commenced singing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Speak!” the king bellowed to the room, and she tried not to flinch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But, outside the walls, all was not safe, and the new king vowed to conquer the land that was rightfully his. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Magic had been wiped away on the king’s orders; so why had something like the Wyrdmarks been allowed to remain? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Summer is gone and there are four kings in the realm." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king had told everyone the tale that night at the feast, laughing until he shook. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I am always nearby, when someone wants to realize their Personal Legend,” the old king had told him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is the king well? I ask only as a mother, fearful for her child.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king was nearsighted; that is, anything that was not right in front of his eyes was very difficult for him to see. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The yard outside the armory was empty, but inside Jon found the king’s squire awaiting him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But it matters not,” the king continued, shaking his head as if to clear it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Behind this group eight sturdy fellows bear the royal litter, rough with yellow sapphires, in which no king has ridden for centuries, a ceremonial relic of the very-long-ago. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The king’s apartments were buried in the very heart of the pyramid, on the sixteenth and seventeenth levels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Why would a king be talking with a shepherd?” the boy asked, awed and embarrassed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The king sighed, but no one answered, until at last Éomer spoke. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Cash is king,” I remarked with a little swagger. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This southron king seemed to be one of those men to whom women are another race, as strange and unfathomable as giants and grumkins and the children of the forest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The eldest daughter and the middle sister have been living with the king all this time. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And either way, I won’t be able to see the king. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They melted the gold ore and sent that back to Spain, and when there was no more gold Pizarro broke his promise and strangled the Inca king. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Nearest his throne the son whom he loved best, Laodamas, had long held place; now the king bade him rise and gave his shining chair to Lord Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The king stays or comes at his own will,’ said Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He then immigrated to Syracuse, where he solved engineering problems for the king. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She had taken a Meer- eenese slaver as her king, as wealthy as he was noble, and when the peace was signed and sealed the fighting pits of Meereen would open once again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The mhondoro, spirit of the land, had chosen to show himself in the shape of the ancient king. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The old man enthusiastically described the wealth that filled the pyramids, for the use of the old kings in their afterlife. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But, as has happened many times before, the king proved himself wiser than me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king was moaning and squirming on the cold stones of the refectory. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Polish legend told of a king and his brave knights who lay asleep within mountain caverns. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The king waved his son away, not even bothering to look at him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king settled back in his seat and took Sansa's hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “There is power in a king’s blood,” the old maester had warned, “and better men than Stannis have done worse things than this.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "That is no place for a king," her brother declared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The king has not slept at all," she told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The driver was down in an instant, and the driver of the other cart, seeing what was happening, was running to the king, too, his sword drawn. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z How do we know the names of the kings of France through history? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They had come from the mountains, maybe, or pine woods that were now two or three levels of suburb, but the hawks sat in our cities like kings. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "I remember Robert as he was the day he took the throne, every inch a king," he said quietly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead he led me up the stairs to the guardroom outside the king’s chambers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Edmund’s father seized the king’s treasury, and the lords contended for control. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The king looked directly at them for the first time, and Pinmei’s protests were temporarily forgotten in her surprise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Subtle: just browns and yellows and hints of pale blue, but stitched with an attention to detail good enough for the king himself. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king sits beside the Shaper’s bed as he sits in the hall, motionless, his patient eyes staring. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason I thought of Lord Tibe’s teeth....The king had given me the freedom of the country; I would avail myself of it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The king threw back his head and roared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Other writers say the cause of the dispute was the two daughters of the king of the country, Leucippus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you understand,” he said at last, “being here...you understand that I am no longer acting on your behalf with the king of course.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “We are the king’s advisers, or, in more formal terms, his cabinet.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It should be noted that this ‘saint’ claims never to have seen the king before, and yet she recognizes him from her highly convenient ‘vision.’ The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "Let me help you with these," the new king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "Well, long before he was king over the free folk, Bael was a great raider." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Is that understood?” the king asked, still staring at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We can be sure, then, that if Eratosthenes brought any of his own books from Athens, they would have been thoroughly examined by the king’s officials. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The old blind man had thought that controlling Ella would make him a king. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "He got knocked off his horse and fell in the dirt," the king pointed out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Larry was the king of Clark . . . but Byron was a god. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had wasted no time in currying favor with the new king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "Don't be silly. The king doesn't need your fish. He will just take it and your treasure will be lost." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When the king did not answer, he said, "Tell me about Jon." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sammy takes the king of clubs and uses it to scoot the powder into a neat line. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of the stairs Gandalf and the king dismounted. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Each of the king’s men had the bearing of someone who expects to be respected and accepts that respect gracefully. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king was still shouting, “Save her! Save her!” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Noodles sat slumped like a defeated king on a broken throne. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The king’s face was white and gaunt, and the deep shadows of his eyes looked as if they had been painted with smoke. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This is how the thousand nights begin, with Scheherazade entertaining the king with a story. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Meanwhile,” Hamlet said, “we must find a way to divert the king and your father so that none may suspect our secret deed. Our marriage, I mean.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She must wash the dust from her hair and change into a gown more fitting for a king's feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “My son’s Champion is the victor,” the king growled. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It says...” the king said in a strained tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Instantly he started back to Chios to take vengeance on the king, but he had fled and Orion could not find him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There remained, of course, the ancient tradition concerning the high king at Fornost, or Norbury as they called it, away north of the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But the city-state does not unambiguously enter the historical record until about 500 a.d., when it had a king named Yuknoom Ch'een. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "As to that, well . . . the king commanded it, m'lord. The king himself." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "That couldn't be. My father would never betray the king!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It says,” the king said slowly, “You only lose what you cling to.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Ceyx, a king in Thessaly, was the son of Lucifer, the light-bearer, the star that brings in the day, and all his father’s bright gladness was in his face. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king cast a perturbed glance in my direction, and I realized he had forgotten his line. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He explained how in former centuries, before the arrival of the French, the Abomey kings had enormous palaces and very nice clothes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The homemade biscuits she’d make from scratch, while telling us great stories of when we were kings and queens ruling the lands, running free. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon's brothers and sisters had been seated with the royal children, beneath the raised platform where Lord and Lady Stark hosted the king and queen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "We knew you were to come to us," the wizard king said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If anyone was more obviously not the king, he was not present in the group. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Beside the entrance, the king's armor stood sentry; a suit of forest-green plate, its fittings chased with gold, the helm crowned by a great rack of golden antlers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One was sure to become the envy of every kid in the neighborhood: a brand new Schwinn Stingray, the king of all bicycles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “What was it you said Lyra’s father was the king of?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z After, Gerold Hightower himself took me aside and said to me, 'You swore a vow to guard the king, not to judge him.' A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “What do we know of what kings will pay? That’s proof of nothing but a rich man’s gullibility.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The king rode on a litter, surrounded by Praise Singers, musicians and dancers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The movie is loud, a full orchestra playing while Anna and the king of Siam twirl around and around a wide, shiny floor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a war in the East, an Unseelie king with a lot of territory and no desire to bend his knee to the High King. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Roll your eyes at this, Billy! Meat pies, looks like, and fruit tarts— and a brace of roast pheasant! We'll eat like kings!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Seven nights ago Shadowfax returned; but the king’s anger is not less, for now the horse is wild and will let no man handle him.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Two of the king’s men went on ahead, riding swiftly, and passed soon out of sight down into the valley. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was whispered that the king had been murdered as he slept and the false traitor had fled to Norway. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z No, the king had died at table, others said, but only because Varys the Spider poisoned him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Keep the king's peace, you say. Is this how you keep my peace, Ned? Seven men are dead . . ." "Eight," the queen corrected. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “He told us where the old king kept the really good bottles,” says the Bomb, pushing back her white hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Realm's got more kings than a castle's got rats." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Blind be may be, but Aemon knows what he's about. I pray the gods let us keep him another twenty years. Do you know that he might have been king?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He saw the king as he had been in the flower of his youth, tall and handsome, his great antlered helm on his head, his warhammer in hand, sitting his horse like a homed god. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When their talk touched on matters of state, it was in low tones, for the king never failed in his discretion. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Because, to me, Malik and Millie are homecoming/winter formal/spring fling/prom king and queen combined into one. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It appeared simple, but I knew it was made of a handwoven cloth called king’s muslin, the very best you could buy. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The king promised a princess’s hand in marriage to whoever slayed the dragon. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They burned the king’s palace to the ground and emptied the rest of Tilcajete, leaving Monte Alban firmly in control of the entire valley. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Aerys had been king before Robert, that wasn't so long ago. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I did not think to see you among this eager crowd, Horatio. Do you also come to ask favors of the new king?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "I want Lady Lysa and her son to acclaim Joffrey as king, to swear fealty, and to—" "—make war on the Starks and TVillys?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He could just kill the king, like he did all the others.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Look at him down there near the fight ring, like he’s king of all he surveys. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There is also mention of a king and a princess, referring to a time when India was comprised of many feudal states ruled by kings. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z If Singer made brilliant attacks on his own men so that in the end the black king was killed, Antonapoulos was always very proud and pleased. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the myths that Ali Shekari told me, they are the tragic result of a demon king who wanted to eat brains. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Whatever doubts his lords might nurse, the common men seemed to have faith in their king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Your king has sent me presents?” he demands. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The king was clad in a gilded breastplate with a roaring lion engraved upon its chest, as if he expected the war to engulf them at any moment. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king closed his eyes and seemed to relax. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it,” the old king had said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After much effort, the king finally deciphered the words: You are a leader only to those who choose to follow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s not really the Dimwood. There’s no evil hobgoblin king here.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The kings from whom they’d taken tributes of treasure they now asked for tributes of men. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z With every step away from the king, steadying warmth returned. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The worst of them claims she might replace the king, or use another man to father her bloodline. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In the palace he found 6-Monkey and her husband, the king of Red and White Bundle. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Herodotus, in the Persian War, tells a story of how Croesus, the richest and most-favored king of his time, asked Solon the Athenian a leading question. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone agreed that the king had built a wonder. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “The king says my son is not in love with you,” Gertrude said plainly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She lay beside the sleeping king—I watched wherever she went, a crafty guardian, wealthy in wiles—and her eyes were open, the lashes bright with tears. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a heady and frightening prospect to be the king of all destinies. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then Kelly would say, “Your story is kinda like that. Since you had to escape with your mother from an angry king.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She was running the ball of her thumb across the most worn of them, trying to decide which king it showed, when she heard the door opening softly behind her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Without a proper quorum of members, the king could then decide law as he pleased. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z With this figure in hand, Mann and Fields calculated the average tenure of more than three hundred other lifetime appointments, including popes, European kings and queens, and U.S. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Remember in 1284 when the Pied Piper of Hamelin who, when the king refused to pay him for ridding the town of rats, turned the irresistible music of his pipe toward the children? Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And then he bends down and rubs Gwenforte's head, before collecting his and the king's horses and hurrying after the royal family. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king’s companions followed, and then the valets went after them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king swept out of the room with his guards, and the doors slammed shut, leaving the boy and his father alone in the darkness. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "The king went to Baelor's to get the High Septon's blessing. Now he's walking the walls with the Hand, telling the men to be brave, lifting their spirits as it were." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They wheeled above the maze and the king’s palace, then zoomed across the city of Knossos and out past the rocky shores of Crete. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Everyone had been busy burning and burying a creature worth a king’s ransom. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Two days ago, he would have felt as rich as a king to have that money in his hands, it was enough to buy two slices of pizza and a soda with his friends. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z But over those thousands of years none of the Moneekrom kings or queens had been able to solve one big problem.... The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z At last the lords agreed, though with much ill will, to elect Claudius as king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "All we got to do is get the message to the king without getting nabbed in the act." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘We must hasten south, lord. Let us leave these wild folk to their fancies. Or let us bind them and take them to the king.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "He should look a king in the sacred city. Doreah, run and find him and invite him to sup with me." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And still the king carried Jeanne around the room, beaming up into her face, singing, “We found it! We found it!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z For himself, Old Chao had Henry, which turned out to be the name of at least eight kings. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A finger comes down, knocks over the king. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was here that the Lia Fáil stood, the rock at the center of the universe, where the fairy kings and later the human Ard Rí were crowned. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But her short acquaintance with the king at Deepwood Motte convinced her that he would have been no more fond of her in a gown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They could also be reread and traded, and I was soon known as the comic-book king of my set. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Or maybe he was thinking about the cooks, who were heroes, sure, but still had to kill and serve one person every day to the serpent king in order to save the other. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z This is always a dangerous moment in a story, because the king is not a djinn, and a wish that is an insult can quickly become a curse. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king,—king over all creeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller’s place, humans included. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt could plan his move carefully, perhaps even take Maria with him.The sick fears of the previous night had vanished, and he felt like a king: Matt the Conqueror. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two swift hours passed, and now the king sat upon his white horse, glimmering in the half-light. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It would be a daunting task just to enter the Inner City, much less find the palace and the king. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The war cost England so much that George III, who had become king in 1760, urged Parliament, England’s law-making assembly, to find a way to pay for it. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The door to the throne room burst open, and with a biting gust of cold air, a servant flew to stand before the king. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When they had all drunk, the king went down the hall to the doors. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The regent said when Sabata was older, he would entrust the future king to Reverend Harris, who would train him as both a Christian and a traditional ruler. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The outer planets, such as Jupiter and Saturn, move stately and slow, as befits the kings of the gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Still would the board and the black king be in the same place; for motion is not absolute. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I’m glad to see you, Lourdes. Thank you for everything, hija, the hat, the cigars. You buried me like an Egyptian king, with all my valuables!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It struck Jon as odd that there were no king’s men about the king, but that seemed to be the way of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king had, thankfully, stopped weeping by now. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He looked to the skies, feeling a bit abashed, and said, “I know it’s the vanity of vanities, as you said, my Lord. But an old king sometimes has to take some pride in himself.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Flowers weren’t available at sea and so the koumbaros, a guy named Pelos serving as best man, switched the king’s hempen crown to the queen’s head, the queen’s to the king’s, and back again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I never imagined the king looking up to see his son standing in the poppy field. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z There were Polish knights and kings and queens. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z "The king sent for him. Another hunt, I do believe. There are still wild aurochs in these lands, I am told." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Your Worship, I beg you, take the noble Hizdahr for your king at once. He can speak with the Wise Masters, make a peace for us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dawn broke as they crested a low ridge, and finally the king pulled up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hobbes would not have said that we derive our knowledge of the kings of France from authority; he would have said we derive it immediately from testimony and, ultimately, from sense experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He, remembered Rhaegar's infant son, the red ruin of his skull, and the way the king had turned away, as he had turned away in Darry's audience hall not so long ago. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We are like Humpty Dumpty and all these king’s horses and all these king’s men cannot put us back together again. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the clock strikes twelve and the king yawns. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z However, the conditional probability that the card is a face card given that it’s a king is 1, or 100 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Aragorn dismounted and set Merry on the ground, and drawing his sword he stood by the king’s stirrup. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “There’s a king’s ransom in here,” said Louisiana. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The main charge levied against Washington was that he had made himself into a quasi king: “We have given him the powers and prerogatives of a King,” claimed one New York editorial. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Then the king sat upon a seat before his doors, and Éowyn knelt before him and received from him a sword and a fair corslet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She explained how we met, and how she finally managed to beat the king the following day, right after the server reset at midnight. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The king gave a wry smile at those last words, a smile the father did not understand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Day after day passed, and Edward was aware of time passing only because every morning he could hear Ernest performing his dawn ritual, cackling and crowing about being king of the world. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I met the king of Saudi Arabia, the president of Argentina, the prime ministers of Japan and Ethiopia. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "They vowed to stay until the project is finished," the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Needless is Théoden’s demand, but it is useless to refuse. A king will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The king plunged into the fire with his teeth clenched, holding the leather cloak before him to keep off the flames. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The last of the king’s councilmen sat down at the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her ponytail is a long rope at her side, with tiny frizzy curls that blend the color of the king's currant-red and the queen's midnight-black coils. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The best solution he could see would mean dispatching her to Eastwatch and asking Cotter Pyke to put her on a ship to someplace across the sea, beyond the reach of all these quarrelsome kings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "It is customary to grant a king the style Your Grace," announced Lord Florent. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Do you remember what the emperor said to the king about the stone? How the king would understand if he went to Sea Bottom?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Small wonder they had been so fearful; they had thought they were being dragged here to name Lord lywin a red-handed butcher before a king who was his son by marriage. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And he looked out, and in the growing light he saw the banner of the king, and that it was far ahead of the battle with few men about it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A young man, about the king’s age, with a thin, pale face, a nose like an eagle’s beak, lank, dark hair, and a weak chin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Although “weeping,” really, is too small a word for the activity that the king had undertaken. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He went first to the throne room, but the king was not there. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “A king needs men like you, Horatio, who are humble and true-speaking. But do not think I aim to flatter you. My purpose is to ask you how Lord Hamlet does. He looks most troubled.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Never mind that the man for whom it had been built was still living, the Cloudspire was a royal tomb, and all manner of luxuries had already been laid in for the king’s postmortal comfort. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Reckon you call the king by his first name these days." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "You are speaking of our beloved brother, your king's own blood." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "If we storm these walls thousands will die," fretted ancient Lord Estermont, who was the king's grandfather on his mother's side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He has returned from the court of a Parsi king who worshipped the Hindu gods. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Your king will not take a woman’s word.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z How they loved to promise heads, these men who would be king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Heroes got eagle kings and we got a—” started the other girl. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For what purpose they had made this place, as a town or secret temple or a tomb of kings, none in Rohan could say. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And after she won, if she ever wanted to escape her servitude to the king...well, now she had a way out. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The kings and queens curl up, turn black, and disappear. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z By the time the song was done, only charwood re-mained of the gods, and the king's patience had run its course. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Czernobog moved one of his kings around the board, eliminating Shadow’s remaining pieces, while using the other two kings to keep Shadow’s pieces pinned down. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She had told him as much before, but Catelyn was finding that kings do not listen half so attentively as sons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In 1789 the French population switched almost overnight from believing in the myth of the divine right of kings to believing in the myth of the sovereignty of the people. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They had quarreled with their father, and rebelled against their uncle Onela, king of Sweden. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, the Old Man of the Moon took pity on the young king and went to the Jade Emperor in the heavens and the Dragon King of the Sea on his behalf. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I promise that the king does not know that you live, nor will he ever learn it from my lips,” she said, pausing to give weight to her vow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Most of the lords in this part of the country are for keeping their lands to themselves. But times are changing, and we have a good king.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Even worse, Werfel had collected some of the airy art of elfinkind, captured generations ago in some raid—paintings of heroes riding griffins and kings playing chess. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z In the wavering firelight Gandalf seemed suddenly to grow: he rose up, a great menacing shape like the monument of some ancient king of stone set upon a hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “To kings and queens we are like lutes,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Nor did the kings skimp on eye candy for the home audience of Alexandrian Greeks. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The king handed Minli a pair of intricate gold chopsticks that weighed heavily in her hands, and with his urging, Minli began to eat what was easily the most delicious meal she had ever had. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The king eagerly lifted off its lid and rich, warm aromas floated in the air, making Minli’s stomach grumble. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. The weakness of needing something. Now the lion must beg for it. He is no king if he needs anything.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I had never been near enough to the king to know whether he also had a sprinkling of freckles across his nose, surprising on such a dark face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “An admiral without ships, a hand without fingers, in service to a king without a throne. Is this a knight who comes before us, or the answer to a child’s riddle?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Despereaux sat with the princess and the king and listened to song after song. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “When the emperor comes, he and the king go out to the western side of the garden—and all his guards have to camp on the eastern side of the Long Walkway.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “That means you’re the terrible dragon! You’re the one that destroyed the king’s father’s palace. What a lot of trouble you caused!” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z So the desperate journey went on, as the Ring went south and the banners of the kings rode north. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But my grandfather sits at the head of the counter, like he’s the king. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Five members of the king's small council broke off their discussion suddenly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king nodded, his head hanging with great grief. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “For disturbing the king’s peace,” the king announced, “the fine is five silver livres. All three of you will pay this fine. Do you understand?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It was the same one in which she’d seen the king those many months ago. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Phrixus had an uncle who was by rights a king in Greece, but had had his kingdom taken away from him by his nephew, a man named Pelias. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Khosrou—I’ll stop writing it so you can stop skipping it—was the famous king who made the carpet called “The Spring of Khosrou,” where the rubies and emeralds were flowers in a golden field. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "Marriage contracts can be broken. What advantage is there in wedding the king to the daughter of a dead traitor?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the kings of the country round about had tried to persuade her to marry them with no success. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Jamie bowed his head and answered, “Well, yeah. Besides, Brucie has trouble keeping straight the jacks, queens, and kings. He gets mixed up.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “The king will be glad to see this lot. Eight ogres and no injury to us.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Japanese scholars traditionally took the missing characters to mean that the king was the Japanese emperor Mizuha-wake of the Beautiful Teeth named in the 8th-century Japanese chronicles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The king launched himself onto the floor and began tearing at his clothes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And I understand how working and hoeing are dancing; how peasant clothes are golden, as king’s clothes are golden; how one of the dancers is always a man and the other a woman. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, the king turned around and saw her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "I promise, the king will hear of your need," Tyrion said gravely, "and I will speak to my father and my brother Jaime as well." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His wife had given birth to four strong sons, but in the king’s reign, he had been forced to ride into battles to preserve the peace of his kingdom. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I, too, awaited the king’s move, like his pawn on a chessboard. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The greyhound had stationed herself between the king’s legs and was periodically reaching up and licking his face. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When she woke, the king was still in her arms, badly wounded but alive. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I grew tired of it and told her it could have been worse, that Maestro Frederic Chopin had once done the same thing at a command performance for the king and queen of Prussia. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to take a knee for me. That’s just for kings.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, normal-sized grandchildren arrived, and the king and queen forgot the existence of the tiny princess almost completely. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z There were many stories of zombie slaves and a vampire king who lived in a castle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s some foreign money, with puffy-headed kings and queens wearing tall collars. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The king sighed and pushed away the paper. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "I take you for a king. Kings lack the caution of common men. My apologies if I have given offense." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I knew it was a vain hope to look for him,” the king said finally, lifting his head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, well, if it will make you happy, I, the king, will play music for a bug. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “The first king’s father turned back into a man? He could be the emperor!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z With another key he opened the door of a tall cabinet near the king’s bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “The king of the City of Bright Moonlight is your father? I should have known.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z With a deafening blast, a white-hot bolt arced from the sky, straight through Jason’s body as he leaped, wreathed in lightning, at the giant king. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The king put one hand on the wall to steady himself as they descended. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Before him stooped the old figure, white, shining now as if with some light kindled within, bent, laden with years, but holding a power beyond the strength of kings. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "My apologies for leaving my tale half told. But I hope to be by the king's side when he brings these outlaws to justice. He and his hundred knights." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king clapped his hands once more and the waiters reappeared carrying plates heaped high with steaming squares of all sizes and colors. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z With the king’s knights and lords claiming the lion’s share of the horsemeat, little and less remained for the common men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That’s better,” the queen says dutifully, and the king says, as if he couldn’t see well before, “You look healthier today.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Crawlers, we have grave matters to place before you. Take us to your king, take us?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “We do not swear to the king, but to the crown,” someone cries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once upon a time, there was a king who had three beautiful daughters. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Learn to recognize omens, and follow them,” the old king had said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The realm could not withstand a second mad king, another dance of blood and vengeance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Don’t threaten her. Please, little girl. Your king is asking you to share your gift with him.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Sir,” he said to the Skookum Bench king, “no, sir. You can go to hell, sir. It’s the best I can do for you, sir.” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need to leave now!” he said, looking at the king. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Here I was making clever statements like “king of the cigarette butts”; if I went outside, there was no telling what I would be capable of. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “An unfortunate crawler told us you drowned, Ripred,” said the king in a low voice. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Return to your king with our gratitude. Your work is done.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z If this is the Royal Music no wonder the kings of Karhide are all mad. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Throughout this, the king's father wore a frown that seemed to become permanent on his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Lord Davos, if you are a lord, I know what your so-called king would have of me. Steel and silver and a bended knee.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z An idiotic remark to a future king, but I was thinking of Lucinda. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “It is indeed most fine,” she answered, “and befitting a queen issued from so many kings.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The young king of the City of Bright Moonlight returned home to find his father waiting for him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z From prison, I did my best to remain in contact with the king and advise him as best I could. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had hoped to confront the king and queen in the safety of a larger crowd. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z That tulip tree where Indians gathered looked like a king. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "My place is at your side. I am your sworn shield ..." "One of seven," the king reminded her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I reached for the king’s hand, which he granted unwillingly, and I pressed them into the flesh of his hot, moist palm. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A long time ago, even before the time of my grandmother, the emperor called all the kings of his land to his Spring Festival celebration. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z An old man, almost larger-than-life, presiding over the room like a king. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Son or no son,” the king snarled, “I am still your king. You will obey me, Dorian Havilliard, or you will pay. I’ll have no more of your questioning.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the hall of the home, Celina Aunty set up a little crèche, a set of dolls in a stable: baby Yesu, Mary, Joseph, three kings, a drummer boy, and lots of animals. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z On the day of the Moon Festival, the king of the City of Bright Moonlight arrived at the Imperial Palace with his bare pot. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "If what you say is true, if even a part of it is true, the king must hear it for himself." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hamlet slew him with a sword envenomed by the king himself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “But we have come to the crux of our campaign. Tonight, at dinner, we will be introduced to Blanche of Castile—the king’s mother.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Like Davos, the king was plainly garbed in wool and boiled leather, though the circlet of red gold about his temples lent him a certain grandeur. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Who are the kings?” someone would shout to the group. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He had sent out the men of might to rescue the oppressed and to straighten evil —to put down the individual might of barons, just as he had put down the might of kings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The grant that the king had presented him for signature was on the table beneath a silver drinking cup that had once been Donal Noye’s. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king gave a small, sad smile, the lantern in his hand casting a dark shadow on his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The red priestess slid closer to the king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king waited until he was gone before he said, "What is it you would not say in the presence of my maester, Davos?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Milo and Tock stood blinking in the bright light and, as their eyes became accustomed to it, the first things they saw were the king’s advisers again rushing toward them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z "A man who changes kings and gods the way I change my boots. As do these other tumcloaks I see before me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The guards watch anyway, obedient to orders the king has forgotten to cancel. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the largest war galley in the royal fleet, four hundred oars, the only warship the boy king owned capable erf overmatching Fury. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My working theory then held all black people as kings in exile, a nation of original men severed from our original names and our majestic Nubian culture. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z One of his eyes was green, one was black, and both were coolr "I was-speaking to the king, not to his cur." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "One of the king's mistresses is in attendance tonight. She wears the emblem. Look!" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z By then, the moon was well up and the crowd was tired, so the king decreed that the last three matches would be fought the next morning, before the melee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king’s head shifted to look at the hallway ahead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Thank you, Father, for your consideration," the king said finally. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “But dragon, they do good thing, too. Bring rain for crops. They king among all. . . all reptile. They emperor of all animal.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The grieving king died six days later, at the age of twenty-seven. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She sighs, and the king kisses her hand again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Stars, spattered out through lifeless night from end to end, like jewels scattered in a dead king’s grave, tease, torment my wits toward meaningful patterns that do not exist. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the villain pour the potion in the sleeping player king’s ear and heard the gasps around me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Did the king have the Paper of Answers? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I wept and raged against the king when I found my father was in the cold ground. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "I thought we were speaking of justice. Burning Clegane's fields and slaughtering his people will not restore the king's peace, only your injured pride." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The story continued in this way, half music, half poetry, as Garikayi told them of a king who placed his daughter on a platform over a big nest of bees in a tree. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Surely it is the barrow of the king who built this castle,” Taran said in a hushed voice. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “The just and noble king! Yes, it is easy to be fair, when it is over. That is the amusing part Justice! He can keep that too.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear stirred, restless, irritable, like the young king’s anger removed to the end of a chain. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet all the gods had pitied Lord Odysseus, all but Poseidon, raging cold and rough against the brave king till he came ashore at last on his own land. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he knelt, offering his notched sword to the king. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My basket was filled with garlands and herbs I had chosen with care for the king and queen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Did my father ever feel like a king? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the king’s own castle, against the king’s law, right under the king’s very nose, Cook was making soup! The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Here lay a dead Karg with yellow hair long, loose, and bloody; there lay the village tanner, killed in battle like a king. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The young king showed nothing, accepting the joke and the argument as if he’d been expecting them. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time there were three kings who went to Mwari and asked for the ceremonial stone that brings rain when needed,” Nhamo said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Some shivering, some too numb to shiver, they listened as the king’s voice rumbled off the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Except it’s not the Goldengrove anymore, because the hobgoblin king and queen have captured the fairy princess whose laughter makes the sun rise. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z White had moved the king's bishop since the last meeting. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The king gave a shake of his head, like a dog shak-ing a rabbit to snap its neck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "One of the king's own. A horse can always find his way home, can't it? That fine beast will make for the castle stables, note and crown. No questions asked!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z My new boots go eck, eck, eck, eck as I walk down the hall towards the king, a six months’ journey. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Frog-faced Lord Slynt sat at the end of the council table wearing a black velvet doublet and a shiny cloth-of-gold cape, nodding with approval every time the king pronounced a sentence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He sang for pay, for the praise of women—one in particular—and for the honor of a famous king’s hand on his arm. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Ned broke the wax with his thumb and flattened the letter to consider the king's urgent com-mand, reading the words with mounting disbelief. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The doors open, and the royal family emerges: the king, queen, and princess. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The king's armor was a deep green, the green of leaves in a summer wood, so dark it drank the candlelight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had set things up so that kings would rule the territories according to their own traditions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Her favorite vacation was when they went to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, and there was only one king bed. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z "I saw only fire," he said, "but the smoke was making my eyes water. You must pardon me, ser, the king awaits." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "It would seem we have a new king." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Long live any monarch who learns to speak of mercy, pity, and peace while still in his mother's arms. People, behold your king! Beowulf will uphold and protect him as long as he lives!" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “How true,” said the unhappy king, resting his regal chin on his royal fist as he thought fondly of the old days. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The young prince grew until he was nearly a man, coming within two years of the eighteenth birthday that would allow him to ascend to the throne on the old king’s death. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I have nothing I need to cling to,” the king said with surprising calmness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I wish you a good harvest and the joy of the king’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "This wolf king heeds your counsel, does he?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Both were clearly of exalted birth; they looked like the sons of kings, but the face of one was deeply marked with lines of pain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Library was constructed and supported by the Ptolemys, the Greek kings who inherited the Egyptian portion of the empire of Alexander the Great. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All the king’s men ran to try and rescue the queen. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z We arrived at Big Creek High at lunchtime, leaned our sleds against the wall just inside the main door, and walked in as if we were kings of the earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z What sort of king was that, who would hide behind the skirts of women? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “He will be the end of us all, ” he shouted, “sitting at the foot of a human king. Unbelievable! Unthinkable!” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I could imagine that anyone who studied there would get an education fit for a king—or in my case, a queen. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The king rode now slowly at the end of the day. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "Ser Garlan, your sister's beauty is famed throughout the Seven Kingdoms, but I am promised to another. A king must keep his word." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Things were bad enough between Dorian and the king; he didn’t need to be branded as a rebel sympathizer. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king wiped his face again, but this time the wetness was not from the splashes of the fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes they did, when Father had to dine with the king or some lord or the en-voys from this place or that place. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When she finally did sleep, her dreams were filled with archaic words and long-forgotten faces, with Wyrdmarks that glowed blue, with the king, and with a dead army summoned from the realms of Hell. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Moving into the king’s chambers could too easily be taken to mean he did not expect the king to return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Out on the kings- road, it had seemed to cover half the sky, outshining the crescent moon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Night’s Watch took no part, he knew, and it should not matter to him which king emerged triumphant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At lunch Manners Mistress said, “Don’t rap your knuckles on the table, Ella. The king would be ashamed of you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Four years later the revolutionaries removed the French king’s head. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was the city of kings, and the voice of Scheherazade, the whirling dervishes that leap, the fire worshippers, the nomad Kurds, and the eighteen sheep. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “No; it was the king’s pleasure to send Hamlet alone,” she said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It seemed as if what the old king had called “beginner’s luck” were no longer functioning. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Destroyed by your kind long ago, in a great war. I am Rowan Goldgale, king of the sand efrits. I will claim your souls as mine.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He offered to take charge of the matter, as it please the king, and went from that to speak of how he had strengthened the port's defenses, detailing the cost of every improvement. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I am sure he knew at once from my appearance that I was not there to buy a sari of king’s muslin. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Remember,” Noggle says, “unusual celestial events often presage important political changes, so with a new king on the horizon, it’s important for us to observe the signs carefully.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She knew the king’s mind was in a delicate balance. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The king's seat sat empty at the head of the table, the crowned stag of Baratheon embroidered in gold thread on its pillows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pompey asked to meet with the king to remind him of their long-standing family and political ties and to request a safe harbor and support. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "You'd think the royal sigil would be sufficient, but no. He makes his mother's House equal in honor to the king's." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the last, he was not unlike his king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I called about the winter,” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His hand showed white as he held it up, palm outward, in token of peace; but the king’s men gripped their weapons. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "My lord, you wrong me. Would I bring lies to king and council?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I'm surprised you haven't. Max Attacks has seventeen different levels, and you can only move from one to the next if you kidnap the king and take over his minions." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She appointed the eldest child at home to be “king” or “queen” to run the house in her absence and we took it from there, creating court jesters, slaves, musicians, poets, pets, and clowns. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The king writhed on the floor like he was being stung by a swarm of wasps. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Your mother was always polite to everyone. She always said that you never knew if that person might have been some king or queen in a former life.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The mare flew over stone and stream and meadow, and by that sundown Beowulf was master of a greater estate in the land of the Geats than anyone save the king himself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z And to the third king he said, ‘You will die because your flesh will be consumed. I give you tuberculosis.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Forty feet away, Percy bent over the giant king, trying to yank a sword from the braids of his hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “And wearing a king’s ransom on your back as well,” she observed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was one extraordinary, wonderful, admirable thing about the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “It’s interesting how all the magistrates and king’s fathers in your stories seem to have the same personality. It’s as if they could all be the same person.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He paid the king's debts in promises, and put the king's gold to work. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If she is also thinking about Jack and Sarah stealing through the hobgoblin king’s castle, looking for a way to the dungeons to free the fairy princess. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Soon we are told that war reaches into a place where emotion is paramount, where instinct is king. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I was hoping no one would notice,” said the king sadly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Others argued that Denmark needed a more warlike king to challenge Norway, which stood poised to strike our leaderless state. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Both her sisters, inexpressibly inferior to her, were splendidly married, each to a king. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "We may not have a fortnight. We may not have a day. The king mentioned something about seeing my head on a spike." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The dogs fall silent at the edge of my spell, and where the king’s hall surmounts the town, the blind old Shaper, harp clutched tight to his fragile chest, stares futilely down, straight at me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z "Show some respect. Those are for the favorite. They are gowns and dresses befitting the most important person in the kingdom...aside from the king, queen, and princesses, of course." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Good luck, good luck; do be careful!” shouted the king, and down the road they went. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They say my father’s family got their land from the king of India, in gratitude for saving his daughter’s life. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The king looked him over top to bottom, and laughed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He pulled off his glove and flung it full in the king's face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I am not well, Ophelia; do not trouble me. As for the queen, I do not know her mind. She is worthy to be a king’s wife; what else should she be?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The old king accepted the younger king’s gift, along with some other things—swords and cups, some girls and young men, her servants. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “He is highborn. He is a prince. In fact, if he had not committed a great crime, he would be the king of the bears by now.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The other kings were confused, but they all lowered their heads. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In later years, I discovered that my father was not only an adviser to kings but a kingmaker. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wine for the winners,” he said, and Cain stalked from his place on the sidelines to stand before the king’s table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He felt his sister had been insulted when she was forced to marry a blind king, and for that he swore destruction on your ancestors. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He crossed out his move on the score sheet, made another move, and checked Tal's king instead. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z An army of servants clad in bright blue livery for the new king bore jugs of posset and poured spiced wine in pewter goblets stamped with the seal of Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z One by one, the king’s four sons were killed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z "You presume too much, Lady Stark. I am the rightful king, and your son no less a traitor than my brother here. His day will come as well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But the intermediary made it clear that Pike would share this information under one condition: that he be paid a king’s ransom. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “It is true. The king has promised, and the queen also gives her consent.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Until she knew whether this king was friend or foe, Catelyn was not about to reveal the least part of Robb's dispositions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Lord Asriel,” said the king, “do you understand her importance for the future?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The king rose to his feet, his face flushed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In a more positive move, Cleopatra drew up a treaty with the king of Media to combine forces against the Parthian Empire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "The girl. Daenerys. Only a child, you were right . . . that's why, the girl . . . the gods sent the boar . . . sent to punish me . . ." The king coughed, bringing up blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z You could be a king or a peasant and no one would know. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “You have no power over me. I am the lord of spirits! The ghost king!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Even the king himself might be intrigued by this sort of power. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Your Grace," he said, "it is not seemly that the king should ride into the melee. It would not be a fair contest. Who would dare strike you?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was the king of Syracuse who asked Archimedes to determine whether his crown was pure gold or had been mixed with lead, a task beyond the abilities of all the scientists at the time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I was still mad at them, so I refused to partake, but they fed like kings, throwing eggshells off the side of the wagon like they were gold coins meant for peasants. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "In the morning, perhaps we will see the king march by. I'll record it for my chronicle." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I tell Feathers of each impossible task the king gave the prince to perform for his freedom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She had seen enough of Robert Baratheon at Winterfell to know that the king did not regard Joffrey with any great warmth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "You are right," the king told the girl, and his deep black eyes met her shining ones. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king asked if he might take the travelers back to Paris, and Michelangelo eagerly agreed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Worse, though, in either failing or succeeding, they might anger the king—and thus cause him to let the thread go. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z With Albert being the king—the piece with a ton of value but the one unable to move more than one space at a time. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He was my best friend in the whole world, and he’s probably king of Australia by now. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Long ago, when the City of Bright Moonlight was called the City of Far Remote, the new king arrived. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A major tenet of the American Revolution—Jefferson had given it lyrical expression in the Declaration of Independence—was that all kings, and not just George III, were inherently evil. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “The queen’s men are saying that the King-Beyond-the-Wall died craven. That he cried for mercy and denied he was a king.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Eric had explained that those dining at the high table, as the children and Michelangelo had been invited to do, waited in the corridor outside the great hall until the king was ready to enter. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The old king had tried to control the water and the people with force, a method that was eventually doomed to fail. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I did,” said Despereaux, “but I was listening to the music, sir. I was there to hear the song that the king was singing. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “We’re taking her to her father, the king, and there are enemies after us.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Yet now she could not even seem to find her king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A stored food surplus built up by taxation can support other full-time specialists besides kings and bureaucrats. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The king with his guard and Merry at his side passed down from the gate of the Burg to where the Riders were assembling on the green. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “If you will meet my price, I said. Not Stannis. It’s not a king I need but a smuggler.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You are more valuable to me,” the king says, “than any rug.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The king’s host departed Deepwood Motte by the light of a golden dawn, uncoiling from behind the log palisades like a long, steel serpent emerging from its nest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While staying in a posh London hotel and attending the theater in the English king’s own box, the royal couple and most of the rest of their party came down with measles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Whatever he was whispering must have been amusing, for his big bald friend gave a sudden snort of laughter, loud enough so that the king himself turned his head toward the Domishmen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It would make him feel like the king of Spain. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They moved him from one secret bolt-hole to the next, always one step ahead of the king’s men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is not for me to question the king’s commands, and yet . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I had not become the future king of England, but I wished I had. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When you give the other king absolutely nowhere to go, it’s called ‘checkmate.’ Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He had begun to like King Louis—if it makes any sense to say you like the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Once upon a time there was a king who had three beautiful daughters. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Now it came from the king’s youngest wife. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "He said I wasn't the king. Why did he say that?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It looks like some kind of royal palace with its arched entryways and tall columns, and I half expect a robed king and queen to step out along with armored knights. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In a time when kings and emperors ruled much of the world, the Dutch Republic was governed, more than any other nation, by the people. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In both Europe and Mesoamerica kings ruled by the dispensation of the heavens. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That meant this pretend soldier was not just a king—he was the king of all the kings! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “These are the king’s guests,” she said with a tone of authority. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We know our business, my king and liege and chum and all that. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z "He told me his father was king, but not ... I thought him perhaps a younger son." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure I’ve ever served the king,” said the king’s prime minister. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Arthur was the heart’s king of a chivalry which had reached its flower perhaps two hundred years before our antiquarian author began to work. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was the king’s order. Most likely, for Hamlet’s own safety.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was probably an escape route for the king, though from the half-rotted condition of some of the boats, she wondered if he knew that it was here. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The young king did not disagree and planted the seed with great care in a pot. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The last free king of Astapor, screaming naked in the pit as he was set on by a score of starving dogs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The spears parted to let the king's party pass under the portcullis. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Well, as it happens,” said Malcolm, fumbling with trembling hands in the rucksack, “we’ve got these orders from the king’s ambassador in Oxford, kind of a passport, so’s we can have safe passage. Look.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The company was in fact a screen that shielded the real source of the money: the king of France. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Absolutely But he spoke up anyway “Sir?” the mouse said to the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes the king joined them, and I saw Hamlet’s father grow dark with disapproval at their lightness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Be silent, you little baggage, or I’ll spike you on this dagger, and your king too, if he dares to come down.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The king’s ministers, with confused and pitying looks, let me pass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Maybe saying the king must die was like the metaphors Mrs. Brown was always talking about? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z "A king's man, he is," he would say, "a good king's man like me, all for Joffrey." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He felt like the inhabitant of an ancient tomb, an Egyptian pharaoh or Chaldean king. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As the king thrust her over and over again into the air, she tried to return her friends’ smiles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z At noon the three kings of file silks struck with their full force, in a final blow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know much about this war, or about the Horsemen of Rohan, but Saruman seems to have meant to finish off the king and all his men with one final blow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Finally, the king ordered everyone to appear before him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore an iron crown and held a leg of lamb in one hand as a king might hold a scepter, and his eyes followed Dany with mute appeal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the spring of his youth, he had been squire to a king, so the black brothers still called him Squire Dalbridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Y'Grace," he said quietly, "the boys caught a groom and two maidservants trying to sneak out a postern with three of the king's horses." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘The end will not be long,’ said the king. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When the king arrived, he was saddened by his reception. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z What do you call a planet where bad guys stroll through life with success draped around their shoulders like a king’s cloak, while random horrors are visited upon the innocent heads of children? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "My brother has not changed," their young king told them as Brienne unfastened his cloak and lifted die gold-and-jade crown from his brow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He looked like he thought he was a king! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The snake people, even the guards, turned and slithered into the darkness, leaving only the king. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Matt remembered with a chill how often the old man had spoken of the Chaldean kings. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the king's bodyguard, thirty of his toughest fighting men, remained in the hall itself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, you stumble upon the king—just moments before he learns of the loss of the Nail. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z At least one source records that Demetrius was an intimate of the king, and had influence over policy, possibly including the seizure and copying of all incoming manuscripts for the “ships’ collection.” Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He looked almost solid now—a pale bearded king with cold eyes and tendrils of Mist coiling off his robes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “We just received some bad news. The emperor has conscripted the men of a village north of here and we”—the king hesitated and glanced around warily—“and we...have friends there.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “That’s when he and the king go out to the garden, alone, at night, when the moon rises.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Whenever the Parliament clashed with their monarch, the king would get his way by suddenly convening Parliament in a remote, unreachable part of the country. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z That life of mine began on the Feast of Saint Giles in the Year of our Lord 1363, the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Edward the Third, England’s great warrior king. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In the case of the king, he makes a particular kind of choice of expert, in that he licenses people to practice—above all, in Hobbes’s world, he licenses the clergy to preach. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He told of Roman legions who had come to Britain centuries before, and of Saxon and Danish kings who in turn had ruled their land. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “I thought the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight exiled his father.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “You’re playing politics. You and Cardan need to be turned out in splendor for this banquet. Your new king will need everything to look right.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It was only after much study that my great-great- grandfather was able to decipher the words,” the king said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She had often wished for adventure, for old spells and wicked kings. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Even though the Kennedys reigned like a king and queen in our country, I saw something in them that appeared normal and everyday. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘To do these things we have ridden far,’ said the king, ‘and we shall attempt them. But what we shall achieve only tomorrow will show.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And the chessmen—Nick’s king and queen—had to agree. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He who has once been a king has always the right of majesty.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “You have come to sign your contract,” the king said, and his voice made her bones splinter. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This was very unpleasant, for Shasta felt all the time that this young king was the very nicest kind of grown-up and would have liked to make a good impression on him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “They will say they want the dragons dead, the king restored.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If it please the king, I must needs have words with him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old king frowns in his carved chair. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now from the perspective of Aeolus,” said Reverend Buckminster, and Turner was in the gloomy cavern of the king of the Winds, reining back the storms until he could unleash them at Juno’s will. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z As the paper in the king's hand flapped like a nervous butterfly, the father grew angrier. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When Eblis walked up and kissed the king on his shoulders, two things happened: The devil disappeared into a sudden burst of smoke, and the king grew two snakes from his shoulders. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Missis,” returned the gallant sergeant, “speaking for myself, I should reply, the honour and pleasure of his fine wife’s acquaintance; speaking for the king, I answer, a little job done.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter wanted to say more, to ask the dozen questions that rose to her lips, but the king had moved on, unwilling to keep his commander waiting, and she had to follow. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When he finally disappeared, they waited for the king to depart as well. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Early kings were themselves the head of the state religion or else had separate high priests. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what he will do now, without his king. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her mousy hair all a-tangle on her head, her small eyes focusing first on the king, then on the table, then on the king again. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z On the walls the crows muttered round the heads like courtiers round a king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But the king sat upon Snowmane, motionless, gazing upon the agony of Minas Tirith, as if stricken suddenly by anguish, or by dread. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “We’re having a special treat today,” said the king as the delicious smells of homemade pastry filled the banquet hall. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When the new king first surveyed the land that was soon to be his, he must have felt resentment to be ruler of such a place. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The pounding of her feet echoed through the tomb as she ran between the sarcophagi for Damaris, the sword of the ancient king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Knight. of Flowers bought all his armor here, Tobho boasted, and many high lords, the ones who knew fine steel, and even Lord Renly, the king's own brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At this, he lifted in his own hands the king’s portion, a chine of beef, and set it down before them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At a distance he looked like a French king, all curls and feathers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hound entered the lists as well, and so too the king's brother, handsome Lord Renly of Storm's End. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Like lots of ancient rulers, the kings of India had more than one wife. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The crowd began to break apart and stream from the yard, queen’s men, king’s men, and free folk alike, all anxious to get out of the wind and the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “His Grace is not an easy man. Few are, who wear a crown. Many good men have been bad kings, Maester Aemon used to say, and some bad men have been good kings.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His father, King Erechtheus of Athens, was usually said to be the king in whose reign Demeter came to Eleusis and agriculture began. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She quickly bowed to the king, then to her opponent. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The king had it built around Dorian’s birth.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "The judge says she's a pawn and Otis Amber says he's the king, Crow's the queen— Oh well, it's probably just a coincidence." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Now was the time, they all knew, if there ever was to be a time, when he ought to have it out with his friend and king—yet Guenever was thwarting him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the king’s proudest lords had learned to listen when he spoke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She didn’t need to win the race to prove she was better—she was better without any kind of validation that the king could give her! Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "I beg of you, my prince . . ." "I'm king now. Dog, get her out of bed." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "You have waited most of your life, great king. What is another few months, another few years?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They sailed home to do homage to their king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So Theseus became King of Athens, a most wise and disinterested king. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king said he would not accept Walter coming to see him anywhere else but in the capital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The king sprinkled a pinch of salt in his cup before he drank; Davos took his water straight, wishing it were wine."You were speaking of your council?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Bow to the greatest king in my empire!" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When the I ion had first begun singing, king ago when it w as still quite dark, he had realized that the noise w is a song. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “As I was saying to the king just the other day——” “You’ve never met the king,” accused the bee angrily. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The onion knight would have bent his knee, but a King’s Hand could not; to do so would suggest that the king he served was less than this fat lord. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Is this the king’s road or isn’t it? You’d think we were the only people on it. How long ago was that storm? Two span?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “A terribly important kind of king,” April said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes the heroes in epics are assisted by eagle kings and clever monkey princes. But it’s been quite some time. The world is rusty at being dazzling, and so...here I am.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “If you say so, I am happy to believe you,” said the king. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “You have a bold tongue in the king’s solar, boy. In the yard you sang a different song.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For a long time the king did not speak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then the king nodded and went back inside his tower. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Ready to do anything to stifle the truth, and for what? To be kings of their tiny little world? It’s ridiculous.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He really was a king, a wise king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She had glanced at the king—only once. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Right when he was telling us about how Curron Outlaw was the king of the false start last year, our waitress returned to the table with our food. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z So, using the king’s secret door, Minli carefully left the garden and walls of the Inner City. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "I should let the king find ye and do what he likes with ye! Ye and your dog!" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But when the septon climbed on high and called upon the gods to protect and defend their true and noble king, Sansa got to her feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “So . . . it’s not under the king’s palace in Crete anymore,” I guessed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He was talking about his idea of me: the radical Jew, the conniving Jew, the greedy and ambitious Jew who would kill a king for a taste of power. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “The king sent his soldiers to take the bull away, but it tossed them on its horns. ‘You turned me away when I asked,’ it bellowed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Then . . . he should have them. He does not need to steal them. He had only to ask. He is my brother ... and my true king." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t speak Voidish,” said the king with his dull, malign grin. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z My king was afraid of the Envoy; these fellows are afraid of one another. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Then Éowyn bade those that served to fill the cups, and all there assembled rose and drank to the new king, crying: ‘Hail, Éomer, King of the Mark!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The babes in arms died during the march, he realized, and those who survived the battle died in the king’s stockade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "You know the saying, about the king and his Hand?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Others insisted that Renly had killed the king in a drunken quarrel between brothers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But I also like the cable channels that talk about stuff' like kings and the kingdoms they conquered or doctors and the diseases they cured. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z King Ptolemy I called himself the pharaoh, in keeping with the Egyptian kings and queens who ruled before him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She remembered what Daario had said—that all kings must be butchers, or meat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We would never think to be villain kings, and we would never kill each other. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z ‘And I too will go up,’ said the king. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "Your brother Robb has been crowned King in the North. You and Aemon have that in common. A king for a brother." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "I meant to do you honor. An homage to your beauty. In truth, I was made to sing for kings and high lords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They had risen up against the men and had killed them all, except one, the old king. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As I fled, I saw my father, his arms held wide to block Edmund while he declared in a torrent of words that he was doing the king's bidding. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They were not outlaws because they were murderers, or for any reason like that They were Saxons who had revolted against Uther Pendragon’s conquest, and who refused to accept a foreign king. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course the British children loved singing about their gracious king. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He is not hard to look at, Dany told herself, and he has a king’s tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You could win the hand of a king, looking like that,” said Philippa. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “God save the king. Say it. Those four words. I want to hear you say it.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The king enjoyed his food and drink, that was plain to see, yet he seemed neither glutton nor drunk-aid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Without proof, his accusations were nothing; what mattered was that he had named himself a king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Making soup illegal, outlawing rats, these things soothed the poor kings heart. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Only four men were left in the fight now, and there was small doubt whom king and commons favored. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “That is a complicated story,” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The talk in Flea Bottom was that the gold cloaks had thrown in with the Lannisters, their commander raised to a lord, , with lands on the Trident and a seat on the king's council. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And did you also guess that within a day at most, Kronos will bum away that mortal body and take on the true form of a Titan king?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "Robb was sixteen a few days past . . . a man grown, and a king. He's won every battle he's fought. The last word we had from him, he had taken the Crag from the Westerlings." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Lady Melisandre is not part of my command. You are. I won’t have bad blood between the king’s men and my own.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Lycian king received him with antique hospitality and entertained him splendidly for nine days before he asked to see the letter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king had other basebom children scattered throughout the Seven Kingdoms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But when the others rose in unison, she followed quickly, and the king led them to a door at the back of the room. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z By this point, Jeanne had crossed the distance between the boys and the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The final match of the competition had been close, with Rick barely winning after he’d been able to king his final piece. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z For when the emperor saw the king's pot, his face turned as black as iron. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The large pinecone with spiky leaves turns out to be called a “pineapple,” and it tastes like food for a king. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z "Let him be king over charred bones and cooked meat," he said to a man below him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight... The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "They were people of the Dawn Age, the very first, before kings and kingdoms," he said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “On the edge of the world sea,” he said, “lives the giant king Hymir. He owns a cauldron three miles deep. It’s the biggest cauldron there has ever been.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "He is still the true king. He is ..." Jorah pulled up his horse and looked at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The new king would choose his own Hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king had claimed that magic was an affront to the Goddess and her gods—that to wield it was to impertinently imitate their power. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “They was king’s men burned our village,” one man called down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “After the wedding Hizdahr will be -king. Let him reopen the fighting pits if he wishes. I want no part of it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I kept my mouth locked tight against the king of England. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “The king was overjoyed. ‘They have been sent to crown my old age,’ he cried, and called the queen, his ministers, the palace staff, and, indeed, the entire population to see them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “So, it seems your request,” the king said, “deserves consideration. The line tells me as much. Let me think.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z This is what a king should look like, he thought to himself as the man passed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Someone yelled, “Remember this hour, ye thanes of Hrothgar, the boasts you made as the meadbowl passed! Remember our good king’s gift of rings and pay him with all your might for his many kindnesses!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When you think about it, the king could stand on the jewel-encrusted carpet—the kaleidoscopic radiance of human greatness—and yet, if he stuck his head out a window, it’d still be raining. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Look at the Norman myths about legendary figures like the Angevin kings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z After listening to their presentation, I advised them to throw their support to Sabata against Matanzima, who was illegally and shamefully usurping power from the king. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When, in Messiah’s famous ‘Hallelujah’ chorus, the choir sing '. . . and He shall reign for ever and ever’, two kings are being celebrated: one in heaven, the other at St James’s Palace. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If he were never to be king, he might not be a target. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Purple with rage, the king lashed out, a vicious back-hand blow to the side of the head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Just so were the names of kings always written, with an oval line about them. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He had understood the story the old king had told him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Ptolemy I started to show evidence of favoring succession to one of his younger sons, the future Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Demetrius opined in favor of the interests of Eurydice, the old king’s first wife. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z ‘Few now remember them,’ Tom murmured, ‘yet still some go wandering, sons of forgotten kings walking in loneliness, guarding from evil things folk that are heedless.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Instead of being a poor squire, he was a king. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "The king and the queen mother are coming here," Marmeluc goes on. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “The king of the city, I guess. Once I find him, I’m supposed to ask for the borrowed line, which, according to the fish, is something I’ll need for Never-Ending Mountain.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "They say it comes as a herald before a king, to warn of fire and blood to follow." llie eunuch rubbed his powdered hands together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She loved soup more than anything in the world except for the Princess Pea and the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z In Oklahoma we are the opposite of kings. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Before I left the abbey with the king, I instructed one of the monks to listen behind a door at the side of the refectory, in case Michelangelo and the children revealed some treachery. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I told you,” the duke said into the king’s ear, “that she’d do anything to get the Cro—” The words were lost as she was dragged away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But usually you receive a letter made of heavy paper, stamped with the king’s crown seal below a short thank- you for your child’s life. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z “This knowledge was passed down from distant ancestors, from their days as kings and queens and healers in the heart of Africa. So listen carefully and—shhh—don’t tell anyone.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Minli heard him say, and she peeked up to see the king looking at her with the same amused expression he’d had as a beggar watching the people eat the peaches. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They reported that the Africans lived like kings, even wearing the fabrics of royalty: velvet, damask, and brocade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It's hardly a secret our new king has always been an enthusiast for the Nazis. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "It was indeed a crime most terrible—in the eyes of the king and the queen mother." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "Yeah, he was king of the wild frontier," I said, quoting the theme song from the TV show. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I know something about him, and the king needs to know.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “What does defiant mean, Mommy? What did the king do?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The king’s right-hand man tells me we need someone to deliver this carved gemstone to the goblin citadel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The king’s eyes were blue bruises, sunk deep in a hollow face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Germans are ranting and raving in all the newspapers at the treachery of Badoglio and the Italian king. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Try telling that to anyone who has heard his mother scream, “Here come the king bats!” followed by the poisonous fluttering of wings. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Louis the Eleventh, another of the fictional kings, had kept obnoxious bishops in rather expensive cages. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "I serve your king, and the Lord of Light." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She gave one to Cain, then walked over to Celaena and handed the other to her before pausing in front of the king’s table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king had vaguely hinted at some sort of issue with rebels poisoning their food stores, but the details were murky enough to suggest that the truth was buried somewhere else. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This bird, I was sure, was the peregrine falcon, the king’s hunting bird. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get out of here!” shouted the king, stamping his foot harder and then harder still so it seemed as if the whole castle, the very world, were shaking. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "Do you think a few bolts of cloth will make you king?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pinmei heard the king shift, and both she and Yishan craned their necks to see him lean out of the pavilion, holding the Paper over the frozen lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, continued the monster, it was a kingdom, small but happy, for the king was a just king, a man whose wisdom was born out of hardship. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Go to the treasury,” the king said, “and see if the Iron Rod is there.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king jerked the reins hard, quieting the animal, and pointed an angry finger at Ned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To the second king he said, ‘You will die because you will fall into the fire. I give you epilepsy.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “These kings never bother with the Sisters. Why should they? We are small and poor. And yet you’re here. Delivered to me by the storms.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She recognized the open page as the king’s borrowed line — the smoothed- out folds and the holes she had made in it when she had turned it into a kite were still there. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It sat among the tall mountains of the world like a gem on the crown of a king. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If he hadn’t believed in the significance of recurrent dreams, he would not have met the Gypsy woman, the king, the thief, or . The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The new king stared openmouthed, but the sedan chair was already moving at a gallop. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Near the king’s guardroom I nearly met my father head-on, but I hid myself in the shadows just in time. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When it came to tribal matters, he was guided not by the laws of the king of England, but by Thembu custom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If your king eats frogs while standing on one leg.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "No. The King's under the law, for it's the law makes him a king. Hast no more power to start away from thy crown than any sentry from his post." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She didn’t remember much of what had happened after the duel yesterday, but at least she wasn’t dead—either by Cain or the king’s order. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Red dust rose up around them, sending a plume into the air to alert people the king was approaching. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And there she found him with Nestor’s lad in the late night at rest under the portico of Menelaos, the famous king. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pah! You are too soft. He needs only two things: a wife to rein him in and his own bloody kingdom to rule,” the king growled in reply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The king pulled them behind a giant, rough-hewn statue, and they all stopped. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The lad jumped, and the king noticed his company. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A stone effigy of some long-dead king stared at us with stem rebuke. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His hands are moving, and it's like he's really seeing it, this story about an old king. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Closer to the fire sat a group of rangers and a few king’s men, talking quietly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On they rode, the king and his companions. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One man, dressed in black, kneeled closer to the king, separate from the rest of the courtiers. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She screamed in protest against losing the king she had had such a hard time acquiring. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She was the seed of kings and conquerors, and so too the child inside her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The pit fire was burning, low, and the king’s shadow on the Wall had shrunk to a quarter of its former height. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z However, when his men accidentally knocked over an old bent man carrying buckets of water, the king insisted on stopping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I calculated that I had sworn my allegiance to king, Mussolini, party, constitutions, and institutions at least fifteen times.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At first, he’d said, the Svalbard bears regarded Lord Asriel as being no different from any of the other politicians, kings, or troublemakers who had been exiled to their bleak island. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The boyish king of the ring came over to my motel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She rid the kingdom of the dragon, and then made it its king. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Our false king has a prickly manner,” Melisandre told Jon Snow, “but he will not betray you. We hold his son, remember. And he owes you his very life.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I offer you my sister,” the young king said. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Royalty, ” the king said, “has many responsibilities. And one of them is not becoming involved personally with even the distant relatives of one’s enemies. Put him down, Pea. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "I will not keep you long, my lord. There are things you must know. You are the King's Hand, and the king is a fool." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Why should they seek to harm my queen when she has taken me for her king and consort? Now help that man, as my sweet queen has commanded.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Would that I could, my lady. You are the king’s captive, not mine own.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "I betrayed the faith of my king and the trust of my friend, Robert," he shouted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hellenistic rulers, it is said, trivialized Greek civic life by reducing it to pompous pageantry and contests over who could best flatter the king. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z At this the tall king, clarion in battle, called to his lady and her waiting women to give them breakfast from the larder stores. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I dreamed of the king’s pale and bloodless corpse sprinkled with innocent white and pink blossoms. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The king pressed his jeweled forefinger to his fleshy lips, contemplating his next move. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She glanced at the king, who was still speaking with Perrington, and found Dorian watching her instead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king and the duke stared at her, and the councilmen exchanged glances as Kaltain straightened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “But the true heir,” Bear went on, “is the king’s grandson, Richard of Bordeaux.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Queen Gertrude lies cold, poisoned by a cup the king intended for Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He looks like a storybook king, one who will have a wise and just rule. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They'd say things like "Who died and made you king?" or "It must be nice to have your own personal slave." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She forgot he was king and touched his arm gently. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A plantation owner was a kind of god or king, ruling over his empire of sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But the stones were proof that he had met with a king—a king who knew of the boy’s past. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Jon had been a boy at Winterfell, his hero had been the Young Dragon, the boy ,king who had conquered Dome at the age of fourteen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While the king grew gray and serious with the burdens of government, Claudius, with his brown beard, was still vigorous and lusty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Supposing the king’s small escort was trapped and overcome, but he escaped into the darkness — alone in the wild fields of Rohan with no idea of where he was in all the endless miles? The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘It will not be long I fear,’ said Éomer, ‘ere the coming of the king’s host will be known to the leader of our enemies, Saruman or whatever captain he has sent forth.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On July 20 he telegraphed Exposition President William Baker that he was confident he could acquire as many Pygmies from the Congo as he wished, provided the king of Belgium consented. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The first duty of the Kingsguard was to defend the king from harm or threat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With a surreptitious glance at the king, she jabbed Yishan sharply with her elbow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She lets go of whoever, snakes her arms around my neck, and suddenly I’m king. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long, however, she realizes the king is demented and power-mad. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “It’s like the king of the cigarette butts!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t blame you. You had a giant king on your side, plus an army of wolves and Earthborn, and you still couldn’t beat us.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t mind the rebuke—it is an honor to be rebuked by the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He gave the king a long cool look. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Does the butcher king believe a pair of pretty slippers will win my hand? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But when he opened his mouth the first line sallied forth sounding like a mouse being squeezed to death by a king snake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the king had another attack of forgetfulness. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The old king hadn’t told him that the Pyramids were just a pile of stones, or that anyone could build one in his backyard. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Let us be blunt, my lady. Stannis would make an appalling king. Nor is he like to become one. Men respect Stannis, even fear him, but precious few have ever loved him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then, reader, as he stood before the king, a wonderful, amazing thought occurred to the mouse. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Arthur, “I must say it is nice to be a king. It was a splendid battle.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That changed when the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight stopped the floods of his city. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In fact, these three boys, these three kings, all cooler than anyone I’ve ever breathed the same air as, walk right past me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The warrior spent years in training so he’d be prepared if the kings ever opened their eyes—all two hundred of them. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "The regent rales until the king is of age." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I did get both of the gay kings,” Henry points out. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Now she led Merry to a booth among the lodges of the king’s guard; and there an armourer brought out to her a small helm, and a round shield, and other gear. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "The reward is yours," the king announced, and then he turned to the prince. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "I must speak with you, Your Grace," she said, granting him a king's style for once, anything to make him heed her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If the king knew any of that...Her hand trembled with the effort to keep from driving the spearhead into his neck, but Celaena lifted her bruised face to the king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "But, tell me, how can my son be king when he can hardly talk? How will he rule? Who will listen to him?" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "You. Yes, both of you. You heard the Hand. The king is too fat for his armor. Go find Ser Aron Santagar. Tell him I need the breastplate stretcher. Now! What are you waiting for!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Before she can finish each one, we are told “the morning overtook Scheherazade, who lapsed into silence,” leaving the king burning to hear the rest. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She wished the old king would go ahead and die. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At the king’s board sat Éomer and the four guests, and there also waiting upon the king was the lady Éowyn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “There is snow and ice,” was the king’s reply. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "I remember when my father was a king too." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He turned the king down, but somehow his ex-pupil Demetrius got wind of the offer. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Why not Grey Worm, if you want a eunuch in your bed? Do you want a king?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is the king's favorite dish, but this time it has been cooked with no salt. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Outside the carved hardwood doors to the king’s chambers stood Steelskin, a younger pit fighter, not yet regarded as of the first rank. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Tell me, Lord Snow ... where were these other kings when the wild people stormed your Wall?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Now that he is emperor, the mountains bleed red where he has whipped them to make room for his Vast Wall,” the king continued, either not hearing Yishan or ignoring him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The unbumt king supplied some names, and Dolorous Edd had done the rest, smuggling them from Mole’s Town. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "My brother is dead as well, Viserys who was the true king," she told the Summer Islander. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They promised that if the king told them to surrender, they would lay down their arms. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Rhaegar, who would have been a finer king than any of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Shoot them!” the king yelled, but his guards had brought no bows. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When the elf and the goblin looked up again, all that was left of the summit where the two kings had met was a spherical hole, smoking. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes statues of the Virgin Mary and child appeared and the three kings paraded by them; or mechanical heralds emerged and blew on trumpets. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I am called Puli after the king of animals, and I am leader of our pack. I am as well known as Birla.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I warned your king that this war of his was folly,” Dany reminded him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One month from now, my king, my leader, my tennis buddy, the dark kingdom beyond the Bonecruel Mountains will be no more, and the remaining goblins will be in chains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “That’s a discipline that must arouse the interest of kings, politicians, men of business.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z His blue robe glitters in the sun like a king’s. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I guess you don’t believe that a king would talk to someone like me, a shepherd,” he said, wanting to end the conversation. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not surprised the complaints have come from Dominican parents, many of whom don’t like the idea of Santa Claus’s replacing the three wise kings. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z My fellows hailed her, put their questions to her: who might the king be? ruling over whom? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z By and by, the king’s wife succumbed to grief, as did the mother of the young prince. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It's hard to talk about, my little king. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was young and fair, and though perhaps her face was a bit hard and her tongue a bit sharp, she seemed to make the king happy. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z "The king was looking for his dog earlier." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But it soon became clear that they felt entitled to take Indigenous land and resources for the king or for themselves. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, that was one of the problems,” said the former king. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Grube told me that he thought the kings of Kaan, never allied with Teotihuacan, may have wanted to stamp out pernicious foreign influences—xenophobia is a powerful motive in every culture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z All were keen that so terrible a deed should be swiftly avenged, and that no further disaster befall the great hall the king had built for them to feast in. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Euwe, in grandmasterly fashion, thoroughly outplayed Bobby until they reached the twentieth move, at which point Bobby, realizing that his position was hopeless, toppled his king in resignation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He says it all with such an air that you would think him a king. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z "It means that I am now fit to be wedded and bedded," said Sansa, "and to bear children for the king-" The queen gave a wry smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king’s voice became so soft that even she could barely hear it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king wore lambswool breeches and a quilted doublet, yet somehow he looked as stiff and uncomfortable as if he had been clad in plate and mail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Father," the king said, without looking up, "I will bring my bare pot." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z No—the king wouldn’t bother to care about that kind of thing, especially if Celaena might soon be his Champion. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “You shall rise or jail by the ghost king’s hand,” Annabeth said, “the child of Athena’s final stand.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “And then, not long after, he became invincible,” the king said, scowling. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I am here to see the king,” Lady Meng said with the aristocratic dignity of an empress. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Though at his hour, ‘Your Sleepiness’ would be more apt” The king crossed to the sideboard to pour himself a cup of wine, but only a trickle remained in the bottom of the flagon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They knew that a king's displeasure could mean their death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Kaltain kicked and thrashed against the guards’ grip, but the king’s table became smaller and smaller. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He ate like a king for a while until someone exposed his lies. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Still this place seems to me a peaceful realm where no tyrannical king can oppress you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Often at funeral games after the death of kings when you yourself contended, you’ve seen athletes cinch their belts when trophies went on view. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel hadn’t felt anything like it since the cave in Alaska where Gaea had forced her to resurrect Porphyrion the giant king. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And when the king beckoned his cousin Marghaz closer, leaned down, and whispered in his ear, he liked that even less. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was his birthday, and Hamlet, together with the king and queen, was parading through the countryside and village. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Inigo was about to say, but there was no need, because with a rush of wings he had expected and a high long shriek he had not, the first king bat swooped down at him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Is it friendly, you think ?” the king said. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “We must have courage,-my king. It may indeed be so.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z What had it been like to grow up in the shadow of the king who had ordered so much destruction? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When the guests stood up to toast the king, their wigs came flying off. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Talk was, the king did not mean to send for Queen Selyse and their daughter until the Nightfort was ready for habitation. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It made the boy think of the old king, and it startled him to realize how long it had been since he had thought of him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The king frowned at him, and rattled the parchment angrily. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One by one, all four princes of the kingdom fell, leaving the king only one heir. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z So when word came that the new king was coming to visit, all trembled. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A new pack fresh out of the box, arranged by suit and in sequence from ace to king, can be said to be in its ordered state. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The king's pavilion was close by the water, and the morning mists off the river had wreathed it in wisps of grey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He judged me with a look; and then owned, “No king. Egba people, no king.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Dark and windowless, surrounded on all sides by brick walls eight feet thick, the chambers that the king had made his own were large and luxurious within. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Maybe Arthur’s family should come over every weekend so we can eat like kings more often. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I ran back home, pondering who this “king” was. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The king said, ‘Let there be an end to it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And the king—they never got to ask the king about the dragon’s pearl. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In the center on top I had started building a huge dome that would cover the king’s throne. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I hope I can persuade you to remain king until Oak is ready to return.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Here the adventurer and king sat down; then carefully Penelope began: “Friend, let me ask you first of all: who are you, where do you come from, of what nation and parents were you born?” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The king’s already told you all there is to know about this competition,” Brullo said, holding his hands behind his back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "A wise virtue in a king," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The brilliant part is that the king always thinks it’s his idea for them to keep going. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Dorian, you are the Crown Prince. And already nineteen, at that. Do you wish to become king and die without an heir so Hollin can take the throne?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For a long moment, the king looked out, past the stone sculpture to the frozen lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "These kings will do what they will," he said, peeling away the shell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,” said the alchemist, echoing the words of the old king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z No burnings today, and none tomorrow... but if the snows continue, how long before the king s resolve begins to weaken? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Right, that. She told me the Pandavas had lived in a place like that. A famous demon king, who was also a really great architect, made it for them.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Not only had he stood her champion on Nagga’s hill and shouted out her name, but he had even crossed the sea to join her afterward, abandoning his king and kin and home. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He is a queen’s naan and I am the king’s. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You’re playing the great game of kings and princes, of queens and crowns, aren’t you? Of course it matters. Everything matters.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “A flawless event,” said the king’s cousin, smiling at me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But before the beasts could sit to rest, the king's father approached them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was well past midnight before the last of their guests took their leave and Dany retired to her own apartments to join her lord and king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Viserys had believed that the realm would rise for its rightful king . . . but Viserys had been a fool, and fools believe in foolish things. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I have lost four sons in the king’s service, and my fifth serves as his squire. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even though most nobles were not known for their strength, the king lifted the heavy buckets of water with ease. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As the king willed, they went down by the shipways to the assembly ground of the Phaiakians. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The two valiant pilots of the 586th were sent gold watches through the Soviet minister of foreign affairs, said to be gifts from George VI, the king of England. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The king breathed sharply and stopped directly in front of the gang. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king’s men went bravely into the dungeon to kill the rats. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Well,” sighed Joinville, once the king was aboard, “so much for going incognito.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He told us of a king who fought wars across the Niger by releasing fleets of birds trained to hurl arrows. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Lina taught us how to roll our hair, and how to curtsy if we met a king. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well he was the king of the frontier," she said, then, pointing at her chest, added, "and I'm the queen of King's Court. I'm Davy Crockett the fourth, his great-great-granddaughter." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He looked at the king before him and the vibrant flowers surrounding him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "I wish you well of them, my lady," Ser Cortnay answered, "but I bow to other gods, and a different king." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly, caught by the level beams, Frodo saw the old king’s head: it was lying rolled away by the roadside. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z If an enemy sovereign was slain, as apparently happened in Mutal, the conquerors often didn’t emplace a new one; kings were divine, and thus by definition irreplaceable. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He had seen kings and beggars walking the desert sands. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "A generous offer, my friend," the king said, "but too late. Lord Tywin has already given his consent. Fostering the boy elsewhere would be a grievous affront to him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I was with her when she died," Ned reminded the king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He kissed her hand and said, “Daenerys, my queen, I will gladly wash you from head to heel if that is what I must do to be your king and consort.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had been a king’s son, a king’s brother, a king’s uncle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Now you are special forever,” Lise had told her once, “because you have been greeted by a king.” Number the Stars 1989-04-24T00:00:00Z None of us sleep at all, knowing that an army, led by the king himself, will be here by sunrise. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Davos saw the looks that passed between the lord- lings as he rode past them to join the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They saved the kingdom, again and again, and let the king have all the honor. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z An hour later, all is right with the world—the football captain and cheer squad co-captain are crowned Homecoming king and queen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z ‘For that I could not grant without leave of the king and of your brother; and they will not return until tomorrow. But I count now every hour, indeed every minute. Farewell!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Our Chief Powhatan is much better than your king,” Namontack says, speaking in Algonquian so that the gentlemen will not hear his assessment of our exalted king. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The king of Terabithia snuffled and wiped his face on the back of his hand. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Had my play, like Hamlet’s that touched on the king’s murder, been a dangerous folly? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z English kings had allowed their subjects to participate in making laws through representatives in Parliament. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z And so the prisoner took the cloth and draped it around his shoulders as if it were a cloak, and the soldier of the king said, “Right then, Gregory, he’s all yours. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z But as she was going up and down, up and down, she was mostly focusing on not being sick all over the king’s head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But the children realized that each one’s life depended on the king and his good will. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The helm beneath his arm was the head of the merling king, with a crown of mother-of-pearl and a jutting beard of jet and jade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One morning Mrs. Hoffman asked me to go to a neighboring store—it was owned by a cousin of hers—and get a can of chicken a la king. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The king could not believe what Beowulf had done. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Louis of France is not yet thirty, and already he is the greatest king in Europe. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I opened it up and fished inside until I found what I was IOL king for. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “It was my father, the former king of the City of Bright Moonlight, who gave the Paper away over sixty years ago,” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Is he angry at the lords' decision? For I have heard him speak of the time when he would be king,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was as if Candy Man was the king of the shelter. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The boy went running off, and the king turned back to Selmy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My own farewell, more gentle than my rebuke, was lost in the noise of a loud fanfare that signaled the king’s coming. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Sansa watched as the knight peered up at his new king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even the king of Sweden was intrigued enough to attend one of her concerts. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Then I might be a king when you take a look at that,” Gus said, nodding toward the coatrack by the back door. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z One day you get a fancy invitation to the palace for a party to celebrate the king’s new jacket or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "You are the Hand. I serve the realm, the king, and you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I told the king that I could not come unless I was accompanied by my colleagues; the king regarded this as another slight and canceled the visit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt now bitterly the truth of the old king’s words: in such a battle what would you do, Meriadoc? The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He sat writing up his records with the same obdurate patient thoroughness I had seen in a mad king up on a scaffolding mortaring a joint, and said, “When we reach Karhide....” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "If the king were in need of more men/he would send for them," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When a few of the king’s knights strapped them onto their feet nonetheless, the big southern horses balked and refused to move, or tried to shake the things off their feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “FREE FOLK! Here stands your king of lies. And here is the horn he promised would bring down the Wall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "I made it my battle when I made Renly my king." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Next came the king’s companions and a few companions of Marguerite’s. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “You should know that the king will soon abdicate his throne in favor of one of his children,” Madoc says, looking at all of us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Whoever controls the king, controls the kingdom,” I say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The king seated himself in the right-hand throne with a golden crown upon his head and a jeweled sceptre in one pale hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In sixty seconds flat, she checkmates her opponent’s king. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Praying . . . praying for my father, and ... for the king, praying that he'd not be him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He'd sought an audience within an hour of his arrival, only to be told that the king was occupied. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We will begin in a moment,” the king said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “You in the holdfast. We mean you no harm. We’re king’s men.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As the King’s Champion, she might find ways to save countless lives—ways to undermine the king’s authority. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “We used to play all the time, here in the Basement. That’s the only reason I beat the king on my first attempt.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The king can only move one spot in any direction. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z But at that very moment a trumpet sounded, and a man came summoning him, the king’s esquire, to wait at the king’s board. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "The fish has already brought joy to my heart," the king said, "as have you." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Padding silently over the cold ground from the north, separately, singly, came a number of armored bears—a large number, and among them was their king. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z No one would have put it past her to poison the king, though he begged his subjects until his dying breath not to blame her. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z In the crowd people were pointing, shoving, cursing one another and the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Somehow I had made my brother into a king. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z In the time of chivalric myth this would be the beggar who turns out to be a king’s son. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z More guards followed, carrying a litter behind them—the sort of thing an ancient king might be carried around on. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z So, of course, when the news of the king's visit was heard, all expected the girl to hide the fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I felt cursed like the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar, stripped of power and pride, and driven into the wilderness to live like an animal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Poison is a coward's weapon," the king complained. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The gossiwor, played only in the king’s presence, produces a preposterous disconsolate bellow. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A little tent had been pitched for him beside the king’s lodging; and there he sat alone, while men passed to and fro, going in to the king and taking counsel with him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “I asked the king once, and he told me it was safer if I didn’t know,” she said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Alexander Helios, now betrothed to the daughter of the Median king, received Armenia and Media. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Merry looked round: he had forgotten the war, and all the world beside, and many hours it seemed since the king rode to his fall, though in truth it was only a little while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I thought about the line in Annabeth’s prophecy: You shall rise or fall by the ghost king’s hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z All the same, she could not like this king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Dictionopolis will always be grateful, my boy,” interrupted the king, throwing one arm around Milo and patting Tock with the other. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Six years as the king’s crooked dagger...or a lifetime in Endovier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Queen Daenerys will return to Meereen in her own time in all her might and majesty. Until such time, His Worship King Hizdahr shall—” “He is no king of mine,” a freedman yelled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Why, there's me, you, the king ... al-though, come to think on it, the king tells the queen much too much, and I'm less than certain about you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Where the king goes, the realm follows," she said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "She ran. As well she might. Hers was the hand that slew the king." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pheidon the king there gave me refuge, nobly, with no talk of reward. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The king would return from his hunt soon, and honor would require Ned to go to him with all he had learned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Right you are, Sunny Brook. Here we go: What king defeated the Revolt of the Earls in 1075 and then, a decade later, ordered the composing of the Domesday, or doomsday, Book?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “So, then. Are you going to capture my king?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “For this lion is not the king of beasts! There is one greater than him. His abbot, Hubert the Good. Do you want to tame the lion? Go to his master!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "You must not let them!" the king's father said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His pride in his work spilled over into our home, where he was clearly the king of the castle, even if the castle was just a modest apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I needed him and he wasn’t there. He got crowned homecoming king the night she was born. He wasn’t even with me in the room.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z To get the dragon’s pearl, they would have to ask to see the king, which, Pinmei suspected, would result in mocking laughter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The young king blanched at his father's words and looked at the paper in his hands. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He told the first king, ‘You will die because your fingers will drop off. I give you the disease called leprosy.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Once upon a time, there was a king who had three beautiful daughters. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And so the rightful king could ever be known.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “I know you are there,” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When had he started advising the king to steer clear of me, and why? The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At first, the king's father seemed to be right about the paper. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Merry stood beside the king’s stool and waited on him, till presently the old man, coming out of deep thought, turned to him and smiled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “He just never bedded her, is all. When they made him king, he locked her up in a tower. His other sisters too. There was three.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Did the king realize what he was doing? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They were all eating and laughing and playing such tricks out of pure frolic as might be the marvel of a king’s court. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Did he mean that the audience he had arranged for me with the king tomorrow had raised me to an equality with himself? The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I felt some sadness for the king's passing, but even greater pity for Gertrude, bowed by the weight of her loss. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z That is why Because a mouse is not a king’s man here to take me to the dungeon for owning a spoon. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She stood at the king’s side on a wooden scaffold raised above the pit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The other two “kings” clapped their hands over their mouths to restrain their laughter. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The hobgoblin king had fled into the night with his queen, leaving his wrought iron crown to clatter to the ground. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Power the king could wield if he learned to summon demons like the ridderak... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A few thousand years ago, the idea developed that the motions of the planets determined the fates of kings, dynasties, empires. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill rattled them and rolled, and there were three kings, an ace, and a queen. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Whoever heard of a king who was scared of tall trees and a little bit of water? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The faces of all the kings that he had served and failed floated before him in the darkness, and the faces of the brothers who had served beside him in the Kingsguard as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And, when someone was in such pursuit, the entire universe made an effort to help him succeed— that’s what the old king had said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as the chair began to move away, the old man caught the king's sleeve. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Both messengers, crewman and swineherd—reached the outer gate in the same instant, bearing the same news, m and went in side by side to the king’s hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We believed its paths to be deserted, for the king was absent on a journey. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then I, and the other companions, and finally the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Grandpa had the manner of a king or duke: when he said do or don’t do something, you said yessir before you thought. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A myth from a totally different culture, yet here she was, facing the king of the snake people. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z No good would come of squabbling before the king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The dragon’s pearl is not the Luminous Stone you seek?” the king replied, and despite his formal tone, Pinmei could hear the devastation in his voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king’s men were sent out to deliver the grim news and to collect from the people of the Kingdom of Dor their kettles, their spoons, and their bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “As my guards can attest, I was here the entire night. Though if the king wants me questioned, I can always tell him that you can vouch for me, too.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On the battlements of their castle at Camelot, during an interval of peace between the two Gaelic Wars, the young king of England was standing with his tutor, looking across the purple wastes of evening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One night the king was holding a grand feast. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It was gold, with a dragon on one face and a king on the other. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “He defies me on purpose and drives me to madness,” complained the king, while Gertrude sought to soothe his choler. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He was the greatest king who ever sat on the British throne. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouted in my haste to catch the king and queen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She, Aru Shah, was the daughter of Indra, king of the heavens. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The crushed bones of kings or warriors or wisdom keepers? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Could any king hold on to his crown? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Elfhelm’s éored came next; and now Merry noticed that Dernhelm had left his place and in the darkness was moving steadily forward, until at last he was riding just in rear of the king’s guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Amerigo Vespucci, on the other hand, was no divinity, no emperor and no king. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The other rats laughed, but not the king who whipped his tail out from under Henry and slashed poor Gox in half. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Cursing, the king thrust the point of the sword into the damp earth arid beat out the flames against his leg. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At last, very slowly, the young king drew out his sword, with his left hand—a sign of truce—and dropped it, as if casually, in front of Hrothgar’s horse. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to the king, beseechingly, but he, too, looked away, his face crumpled with distaste. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The king's own fool, the pie-faced simpleton called Moon Boy, danced about on stilts, all in motley, making mock of everyone with such deft cruelty that Sansa wondered if he was simple after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘I was the city’s founder, its first king, born of the earth. I am the one who judged the dispute between Athena and Poseidon, and chose Athena to be the patron of the city.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “A walled city for the king of Bright Moonlight, the Vast Wall for the emperor,” Yishan said in a mocking tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "He is old, his mind wanders," the king told her gruffly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And the Persian king, being super Persian, goes, “Come in. Come in. No matter the carpet.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z At that moment, I realized I had no idea what poverty was—even in West Baltimore we lived like kings compared with this. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z "With the king. They have been together most of the night." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Minli watched, fascinated, as the king took from the gold pouch a delicate, folded piece of paper. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “That wouldn’t be right, not for someone else to know before the king does,” she said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Her Joffrey was good and kind, she knew it in her heart, but a king had to be stem with rebels. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The king is fighting hares with a crossbow," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was certain that his companions were more entertaining than the king's offspring. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Another way to put it is—don’t ask for anything that’ll make the king mad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Tyrion was annoyed to see that the king had lifted the visor of his helm again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Where the native kings saw danger, Alexander the Great saw opportunity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z But the duke was the king’s most trusted advisor—and had offered no cause for mistrust other than a fierce belief in Adarlan’s right to conquest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The extra they produced fed the tiny minority of elites—kings, government officials, soldiers, priests, artists and thinkers—who fill the history books. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The king pointed to one and said, "That's your septa there," but Sansa could not even have told that it was a woman. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Of course, the king would know Cain’s name. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For a long moment the only sound was the king grinding his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That magistrate was my great-great-grandfather’s father. And this city is the city that his son became king of through the marriage.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "So who is it died, if not the king?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You would have been Hamlet’s most trusted adviser, had he become king of Denmark.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The king continued, again, speaking more to himself than to Minli. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The Anubis figure, for example, would make no sense as a dog god, so Artemis altered it to read king of the fairies. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Frankie was king at showing the world what it wanted to see. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He bared his teeth; and then with a hissing breath he spat before the king’s feet, and darting to one side, he fled down the stair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude, but you see, it’s the rule that the king has to know things first.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Before the journey ended, Catherine would be able to sleep anywhere, on the ground, in a haystack, under a bush, and this rat-infested fodder house would loom in her memory like a king’s palace. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The king now rose, and at once Éowyn came forward bearing wine. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The boats must be heading to Summerton, the small city that springs to life around the king’s summer residence. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z It’s big, with cream-colored carpet, a yellow king canopy bed, two fat yellow chairs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I see the salt-haired king of the Court of Termites try to wade toward the fight, but his own knights get in front of him, holding him back. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Since returning from his travels, the king hadn’t seemed any different, and was just as gruff with Chaol as he’d always been. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "You must allow a king some flaws, my lady." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I could go back to the British School, be sensible, and start singing about the king again. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At her words, the king realizes that not only is she his daughter—she is, in fact, the daughter who loves him best. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z "I am sorry, Your Exalted Majesty," the king said, flattening himself even lower to the ground. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But the king and the queen and the princess were by now too far away to hear her. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The king and queen rode in a more stately manner behind him, alternately frowning and smiling at his antics. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "I hope," says Louis, "that I see you again—in that land where I am not a king...and you are not a pain in my royal behind." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z On the third day of snow, the king’s host began to come apart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the other hand, can you imagine how Michelangelo and the children felt sharing a cart with a living, breathing king of France? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king smiles at her and rubs his red beard. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They spoke about mercury, salt, dragons, and kings, and he didn’t understand any of it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “So how did you get to be the king’s attendant?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why would a king of efrits concern himself with mere humans?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The remaining six kings woe sufficient to hold the English, while Lot’s men rested and re-formed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a compound, Fjerda’s ancient stronghold, home to an unbroken succession of kings and queens, repository of their greatest treasures and most sacred religious relics. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The king shook his head and looked sadder and sadder. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z During the next three thousand years, Peru hosted so many diverse cultures that the archaeological timelines in textbooks, with their multiple arrows and switchbacks, are as impenetrable as the family trees of European kings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And the whole of this wealth and power, Cortes subsequently explained to the Spanish king, flowed into the hands of Motecuhzoma. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Now the king’s suspicions are aroused, and he is as dangerous as a baited bear. It is bad enough that Hamlet rages like a madman.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If every captain was a king aboard his own ship, as was often said, it was small wonder they named the islands the land of ten thousand kings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If the king knew this kind of book still existed in his library, he’d have it all destroyed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With king's men, Darry men, Lannister men, and Stark men all crammed into a castle far too small for them, tensions burned hot and heavy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There had been heads of enemies erected on poles for decoration, and their king had built himself an underground treasure chamber which was also a subterranean passage for escape. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not his place to advise the king, but... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It proves that you’re a criminal, and that we shouldn’t immediately trust you with the king’s private business.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was a rude and drunken fellow, always ready to argue, even with the king himself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "My lady, the king's party had healthy appetites. We must replenish our stores before—" She cut him off. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They—the kings with the tank-like knights of their nobility —were prepared to take a sporting risk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while the king led his men away somewhat eastward, to come between the fires of the siege and the outer fields. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "It's worth a king's ransom, this bottle. It cost me two large blue-white diamonds, a mechanical bluebird which sang, and a dragon's scale." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “This child king commands the wealth of easterly Rock and the power of Highgarden. He has the Boltons and the Freys.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I can bring your terms to the king, but—” Lord Wyman cut him off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the king heard of this, he ordered his father to treat the workers better, but his father only argued. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Your Majesty,” an out-of-breath voice said, “we have been searching for you . . .” “Searching for me?” the king said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When he passed through Thrace on his way to Greece, the god was insulted by one of the kings there, Lycurgus, who bitterly opposed this new worship. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Just big mats of floating plants going by with stilty-legged birds walking around and around on top, every one of them no doubt thinking he’s king of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking the trowel the king begins to mortar the long joints of the keystone. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Still, he disgusted the king and he disgusted the queen. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Immediately, the new king ordered the men to stop building the wall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Atop the mound was the temple for the divine kings, who arranged for the weather to favor agriculture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But Imrahil said to Éomer: ‘Is it thus that we speak to our kings? Yet maybe he will wear his crown in some other name!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Burning down the palace, the palace of the king who had three beautiful daughters. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But lo! suddenly in the midst of the glory of the king his golden shield was dimmed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Modern popular astrology runs directly back to Claudius Ptolemaeus, whom we call Ptolemy, although he was unrelated to the kings of the same name. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Watch! Now you shall see how the murderer gets the love of the king’s wife,” Hamlet said bitterly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He told her about his life as a shepherd, about the king, and about the crystal shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A mason with trowel and bucket awaits the king, up on the scaffolding; all the other workmen descend by rope ladders, like a swarm of fleas. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Tricking the beasts of heaven and sea! The king’s father was crafty.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Had the king punished him for all that he had done to help her? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z So the king tried to kill Fereydun while he was just a kid. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “We are here to return the stonecutter to his daughter,” Amah said, “and to return a special paper to the king of the City of Bright Moonlight.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z What he said reminded the boy of the old king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a sort of game kings play, she told herself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His father is a great lord, fighting in Spain against the Muslim kings there. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I want to leave something behind for people to remember me by. The way kings do. Or the cave painting people.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “The third king breathed on a basket of wheat. His disease blew away with the chaff. This is why wheat chaff is able to give people tuberculosis.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "The letter had other tidings. The king is riding to Winterfell to seek you out." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Only the king and his guard were going up into the Hold. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They began to whisper kinder and more hopeful words about the king, and those words traveled with him as he carried on his tour. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z An idea came to me as I looked out over the king’s orchard. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Our parting was hasty, the moments stolen from his hours with his mother and the king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Stories!” the emperor said, dismissing the king’s words. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Perhaps, they thought, they had judged this new king too quickly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For the first time she understood why the king had tried to take the child away from his mother to foster with the Lannisters . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He crept closer and then closer still, until, reader, he was sitting right at the foot of the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z After what seemed to be a lifetime, the king spoke. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Abductions on the kingsroad and drunken slaughter in my streets," the king said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He stole a treasure from the Precious Habitation of that great king. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Madoc is going to make Oak king and himself regent. I don’t know if that was always his plan, but I am sure it’s his plan now.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Taking a whipping was bad enough, but to learn that his subjects dreaded the day he'd grow up and become king had deeply shaken him. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Me. Except I would be a terrible king, and I would hate it. Besides, Balekin is unlikely to put the crown on my head. He and I have never gotten on particularly well.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For months my father had been away on the king’s business, and Laertes was studying in France. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “The king sent hundreds of ships. The big battle is coming any day. Washington and his army of traitors will soon be crushed.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked inside and saw gathered there King Phillip, Queen Rosemary, the Princess Pea, twenty noble people, a juggler, four minstrels, and all the king’s men. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The king took her through a low door into a stair tower. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The king shortens no man’s shadow, though he may try,” Estraven remarked, and the cook looked satisfied. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He spoke with the king's voice, commanded the king's armies, drafted the king's laws. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z No, and he doesn't need a horse, or a lance, or a pledge to the king, or the love of a fair lady. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z But on the farther bank of the river lived the rich and powerful Etruscans, whose fugitive king, Mezentius, was helping Turnus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were chained behind his back, and around his neck was a wet leathern cord attached to a device the king had brought from Tyrosh. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I saw a king and a queen and a itty-bitty princess,” shouted Mig. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Men now raised the king, and laying cloaks upon spear-truncheons they made shift to bear him away towards the City; and others lifted Éowyn gently up and bore her after him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The king owed Pompey plenty of favors, and Pompey intended to collect. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Would that there were kings in Gondor, as there were once upon a time, they say! The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Once upon a time there was a king who had three beautiful daughters. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Like medieval Italian city-states, Nudzahui principalities were rigidly stratified, with the king and a small group of kinspeople and noble advisers gobbling up much of the wealth and land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Finally, just when it looked as if Yishan was about to fall asleep from being so still, the king stirred. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She was dressed in mourning, as a sign of respect for the dead king, but she had taken special-care to make herself beautiful. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z First, there was no disputing the importance of the discoveries in the New World, for the simple reason that they had become matters of state, the concern of kings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For it led up on to the mountain to a high hallow where only the kings had been wont to go. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The king sat back slowly in his water-jade throne, his eyes still fastened on them as his jaw stiffened with displeasure. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “But why must you be the one to seek justice? To kill a king! Do not think of it, but leave revenge to heaven!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The knight had replied that the king could well do with a bit of shame ... yet he had done as she bid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Well, well,” the king said with a cruel smile. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She wondered if Lord Amolf had come to view the burning at the king’s behest, that he might witness the power of the red god for himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Here is what I say to these two kings!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z No sooner had those formalities of greeting been com-pleted than the king had said to his host, "Take me down to your crypt, Eddard. I would pay my respects." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It is assumed they were placed like so many stone sentinels for maximum Orwellian impact: the king is here, the king is watching you.* 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z However, one night I overheard an argument concerning Claudius, the king’s younger brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z King was about to leave for Oslo, where he would receive the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize from the king of Norway. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never realized it would he so simple,” said the king, stroking his beard and smiling broadly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z There stood the king, dark against a narrow window, looking out upon the vale. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When Father told me I’d understand by the time l became king, I said I didn’t want to be king if people threw tomatoes at me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘I am troubled in mind, lord,’ he said, standing by the king’s horse. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Three maesters came hurrying forward, to bundle him out through the king's door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘For who would lie idle when the king has returned?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When the Andals crossed the narrow sea and swept away the kingdoms of the First Men, the sons of the fallen kings held true to their vows and remained at their posts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king looked up, expecting to see another family with smiles of clenched teeth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He was probably frowning, deep in character as Richard III, the conniving, hunchbacked king of England, but inside, Halsey was chuckling away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I received mail from all over the world, from common people and from kings, from a few people I knew and from thousands I did not know. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the king's voice that put an end to it . . . the king's voice and twenty swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king swirled the wine in his cup, brooding. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Finally, I presented it to her, an act that signified to the servants that I would be a generous king. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The king listened in silence, his jaw clenched. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s called the principle of favorability, beginner’s luck. Because life wants you to achieve your Personal Legend,” the old king had said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "The Hand did call upon me, with Lord Stannis, the king's brother. I regret to say, they did not honor me with their patronage." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z All I said was, "Ask her if she still keeps all her kings in the back row." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “You sound as if I’ve taken you prisoner!” the king said with a laugh. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “The most beautiful white….But it’s gone now. It was never mine anyway...though it didn’t belong to the king either...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king moved forward on the plain wooden bench. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Meet you in every dream...Keep most of your heart in Washington...Miss you like a home...We two longing loves...My young king.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The hare stood on his hind legs and twitched his nose at the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king’s Asian empire, alas, proved even more ephemeral than Alexander’s: within six months all his appointed governors were deposed, and Seleucus II was crowned in Babylon. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z ‘And of course I’ll come back soon: it won’t be dangerous any more. There is a real king now, and he will soon put the roads in order.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The doors to the great hall were thrown open, and a sextet of natural trumpets blared as the king walked out upon the dais. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The king and Joinville sat in the back of the first cart, and the king insisted that Michelangelo and the children ride with him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z So I told him the mission: When they were digging the king’s new wading pool, they found some old, buried goblin treasure—a giant gemstone carved with some kind of a story on it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I mean you no harm, child. I want only the king.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He decided to seek the help of the local kings in order to avoid past mistakes. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The black king was in one curled fist, shiny with spit and dented with teeth marks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “No king but the wind, no law but the water.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Find me if you dare, king of ghosts.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "So he was the king, this little kid?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The queen had dressed him in some of the king’s old clothes, it appeared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king sat by the central fireplace, hunched up on a carven stool by the table. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A tearful queen was being led out of the room by frozen-faced women, and the king sat stiffly on his throne, his eyes fixed on a paper clutched in his hands. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The fathers raged, too, though they were far away; and the king, he descended into a delicate madness from which his old self only sometimes emerged. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “So, I think this paper, which the Old Man of the Moon said he borrowed,” the king said, “this written line torn from the Book of Fortune is ‘the borrowed line’ you seek.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then Finn lay down in blood, bold king with all his company, and the queen was taken; and, loaded with rings King Finn could not refuse, the Danes sailed home. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will give you gifts,” the young king said, “splendid tribute in sign of our great respect for the honorable Scyldings.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When did you discover you were a prince and would someday be king? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There now cowered the proud hosts of Saruman, in terror of the king and in terror of the trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She liked the parts about how the Kennedys were like kings and queens in America and how tragedy followed anyone named Kennedy. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Though I could not hear his jokes, I heard the king roar with laughter and cough until his face grew purple and he began to choke. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “No,” he cried, “mercy. This is not right, I’m not the king, they—” Ser Godry gave a pull on the rope. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king in turn spoke sweetly to Gertrude, calling her his turtledove and gazing on her in a way that made me ache. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Few kings of Faerie have ruled so well for so long as Eldred. Now he goes to seek the Land of Promise.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z ‘Saruman, you missed your path in life. You should have been the king’s jester and earned your bread, and stripes too, by mimicking his counsellors. Ah me!’ he paused, getting the better of his mirth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was the only time I had heard the king and queen disagree. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The king nodded, his lank hair swaying beside his pale cheeks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He went consenting, or else he was no king.... Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Cain and Renault bowed to the king, then to each other, and drew their swords. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He cast his gaze everywhere but on our faces, for he was ambitious to be the king's most valued and secret informant. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘I am Kekrops, the first and eternal king of Athens. I would welcome you to my city.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I study them: most are princesses from the royal family—nieces of the king and queen—and a few girls and women from high houses. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But the new king insisted he wanted only the paper and nothing else, so it became his gift. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He remembered the smile of the candy seller, on his first day in Tangier, when he had nothing to eat and nowhere to go—that smile had also been like the old king’s smile. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your royal father? A large fierce man with a black beard; you'll recall him if you try. He was king before you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Buy a horse and ride the kings- road, to tell Stannis that he has no friends in White Harbor, and no hope? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But in chess there is such a thing as pawn promotion, where a pawn can become a queen. Bobby-san is my king and I will become his queen.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His son and the people who hid him must be the “close friends” the king had meant when he had spoken with Lady Meng. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then he tipped over his king—that meant he surrendered. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We argued that the king should be above politics, and that if he were included then every tribe in South Africa should be able to send their paramount chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pashtun kings ruled this country for almost two hundred and fifty years, Laila, and Tajiks for all of nine months, back in 1929. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I am a fool when compared with Your Exalted Majesty,” the king said in a dull, almost practiced tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We chatted about the difficult and maybe thankless job Karzai had in front of him, about the upcoming Loyajirga, and the king’s imminent return to his homeland after twenty-eight years of exile. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It jumped a perfect arch, its scales shimmering a rainbow, then dived straight down—splashing the king with such glee he could not help laughing aloud. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The very notion of a republican king was a repudiation of the spirit of’76 and a contradiction in terms. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Neither man lost his seat, but Brune's lance was steadier and his blows better placed, and.the king gave him the victory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "What do you mean?" the king said before the girl's parents could hush her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Here, yes here indeed was the haggard king whose cold hand had smitten down the Ring-bearer with his deadly knife. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In exchange for their sparing his life, the demon king Mayasura agreed to build the Pandava brothers the most beautiful palace the world had ever seen. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Say, my spirit, How fares the king and ’s followers? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "Speak up, lad. Now you're a king's little gentleman, they learn you to talk in whispers? Come back for a visit, have you! Oh, your pa'd be proud." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z In these stela portraits, the king’s clothes, chosen to represent his critical spiritual role in the society’s prosperity, generally included a headdress with an ear of maize emblazoned on the front like a star. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Rishi looked at him, forcing himself to feign a bit of surprise, as if he hadn’t noticed Evan perched on his chair like he was king of the table, the restaurant, and the world. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Gad, sir! Gad, sir!” stuttered a member of the latest dynasty, a king of the Skookum Benches. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z The Museum at Alexandria, likewise, would have been presented to the public as a religious benefaction from the king. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The walls were chiseled with fine carvings of goblin kings and queens. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The princesses, the fathers, the king, and the children, they crumbled like eggshells, powdery and beautiful—for they were always beautiful. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z At first I was terrified to be so near the king, but soon I realized he was mortal like any man. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They were in the palace of the king of France. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Would you know if the king was dead?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “As you command, my lord. House Estermont has blood ties to both kings, as it happens. Good hostages.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king watched, incredulous, as the inventor and son shot into the sky on their bronze wings, carried by the updraft. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The king and the mason kneel, high between the river and the sun, on their bit of planking. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "Joff has had no lack of good counsel. He's always been strong-willed. Now that he's king, he believes he should do as he pleases, not as he's bid." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Early in the new year, we journeyed to two grass huts in a secluded valley on the banks of the Mbashe River, known as Tyhalarha, the traditional place of circumcision for Thembu kings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The man chose an apple from a huge bag he had been carrying on his back, and brought it to the king. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The king's own brother had gone with him to help choose the design, the potboy said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "My brother was not the cause of this quarrel," Cersei told the king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z During the French and Indian War, Washington and other people living in America thought of themselves as British, subjects of the king, and citizens of their colony. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Lots of them would have liked him to be king. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z |
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