Family Spies series

## Genre Information

Epic Fantasy
Sword and Sorcery

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## About the Series

* **Genres:** Epic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery
* **Theme:**
* **Narrative style:**

## Series Description

Heralds Mags and Amily must continue to protect the realm ofValdemar while raising their children and preparing them to follow in their footsteps.

## Books in order

1. The Hills Have Spies (Family Spies Book 1) (2018)
2. Eye Spy (Family Spies Book 2) (2019)
3. Spy, Spy Again (Family Spies Book 3) (2020)

## World Building

### Protagonist

Mags
from the series *The Herald Spy*
Amily
from the series *The Herald Spy*
Peregrine
Mags and Amily's oldest son, has the gift of mindspeech with all animals.
Abidela
Mags and Amily's daughter, has an uniqute gift - the ability to sense the physical strains in objects.
Tory
Mags and Amily's youngest son. Is a Farseer and with the help of Prince Kyril's gift, his range is increased a great deal.
### Major Characters

* Abi (Abidela)
* Princess Katiana
* Mags
* Perry - Abi's brother, a spy for Mags
* Dudley Remp - an arrogant, wealthy, bullying Blue student
* Master Ketnar - the Collegium "Dean" of the Artificer students
* Master Padraeg - a short, stocky artificer
* Master Vance - an elder artificer
* Master Beryn - a young artificer specializing in dams
* Jicks - a mercenary with Hanson's Harriers, hired to guide and guard the artificers
* Bret - a Harrier mercenary
* Bart - a Harrier mercenary
* Herald Stev - Mindspeaks with his Companion over any distance, so he can report info back to Haven
* Steen - a mage in Ellistown
* Korlak - an impoverished mage

### Minor characters

* Dylia - Princess Katiana's Companion
* Rolan - Companion to Monarch's Own, Amily
* Crown Prince Trey - Heir to the throne
* Amily - Abi's mother and Monarch's Own
* Leandro - weapons trainer
* Tory - Abi's little brother, a Farseer when linked with Kee
* Larral - Perry's Kyree
* Prince Niko (Nikolas)
* Master Morell - an Artificer instructor at the Collegium
* Sanje - a kind of Mindhealer that can also influence Gifts
* Prince Kee (Kyril) - a Farseer when linked with Tory
* Emmit - Abi's fellow artificer student and friend
* Rudi - Abi's fellow artificer bstudent and friend
* Brice - Abi's fellow artificer student and friend, he is not good at reading

### Referenced Characters

* Ma Sendle - a fruit shop owner who makes jellies
* Queen Lydia
* Herald Nikolas - previous Monarch's Own who "died" long enough for Rolan to Choose his daughter Amily
* King Sedric
* Archpriest of Kernos

## Book Descriptions

The Hills Have Spies
Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King’s Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. The oldest, Peregrine, has the Gift of Animal Mindspeech—he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Perry's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but he has yet to be Chosen by a Companion.
Mags is more than happy to teach Perry all he knows. He regularly trains his children, including Perry, with tests and exercises, preparing them for the complicated and dangerous lives they will likely lead. Perry has already held positions in the Royal Palace as a runner and in the kitchen, useful places where he can learn to listen and collect information.
But there is growing rural unrest in a community on the border of Valdemar. A report filled with tales of strange disappearances and missing peddlers is sent to Haven by a Herald from the Pelagirs. To let Perry experience life away from home and out in the world, Mags proposes that his son accompany him on an expedition to discover what is really going on.
During their travels, Perry’s Animal Mindspeech allows him to communicate with the local wildlife of the Pelagirs, whose connection to the land aids in their investigation. But the details he gleans from the creatures only deepen the mystery. As Perry, Mags, and their animal companions draw closer to the heart of the danger, they must discover the truth behind the disappearances at the border—before those disappearances turn deadly.
Eye Spy
Mags and Amily's daughter, Abidela, dreams of building on her parents’ legacy by joining her father’s network of spies, hoping to offset her seeming lack of a Gift.
But when Abi senses the imminent collapse of a bridge only moments before it happens, she saves countless lives, including that of her best friend, Princess Katiana. The experience, though harrowing, uncovers her unique Gift—an ability to sense the physical strains in objects.
Intrigued by the potential of her Gift, the Artificers seek to claim her as their own—but only the Healers can train her. Through training with both of them, Abi discovers unique facets of her Gift, including a synesthetic connection to objects that allows her to “see” as well as feel the strains.
Her Gift may also grant her a distinct advantage as a spy—there won’t be a building in the entire kingdom of Valdemar with a secret room that she doesn’t know about. With the help of her mentors, she must hone her gift to uncover the hidden secrets in the depths of Valdemar.
Spy, Spy Again
Thirteen year old Prince Kyril and Mags and Amily's fourteen-year-old son Tory "share" the Gift of Farsight--although neither of them are Chosen. They are self-trained, though currently, their shared Gift only allows them to see what is happening with their immediate family members.
After much debate, the Herald's Collegium has decided to test and train them anyway. That's when the surprises start. They do not share a single Gift; they have two complementary Gifts working together in a way that the Heralds have never seen before. Tory is the Farseer--Kee's Gift is to extend his range beyond a few dozen feet.
Their Gifts become crucial when Mags gets a desperate message from his cousin Bey, the head of the enigmatic assassin-tribe, the Sleepgivers. Bey's eldest daughter has been kidnapped, but he doesn't know why or by whom. He's calling in the debt Mags owes him to find his daughter before it's too late.
Tory is certain that if anyone can find her, he can. But that will mean traveling out of Valdemar into an unknown, dangerous country.
And it will mean taking a Royal Prince with him.