In SerialThe Queen's Guard Fantasy Action Adventure Historical
Friedrich Schreiner is a proud gefreiter of the Queen's Guard, 2nd Company: the finest fighting infantry on the continent (barring the Temple Guard; but please don't bring that up). Service is honourable but, with the Empire on a peacetime footing, terribly boring.
Affairs take a dramatic turn for the worse when a mysterious invader uses a forgotten and taboo magical means to breach the capital, plunging the nation into chaos and endangering the royal family.
With events spiraling out of control, Friedrich is entrusted with a critical mission. Will hot lead, cold steel, and his determination be enough to see him through?
The Queen's Guard is what I'm calling a black powder fantasy story: it's set in a loose equivalent of the early 18th century (plus or minus a few pieces I decided I wanted or didn't want). Magic exists, but not in a spell-slinging sort of way: it's Earth-shaking undertakings or minor enchantments forged in by master craftsmen, the grand working of a secretive cabal or a slight nudge to the course of a blow.
I, the eternal optimist, have a full trilogy in mind. The first book is The Prince's Arquebusier, hence the cover and the title disagreeing!
This is my shot at 2021's NaNoWriMo and RR Writathon! I've hitherto been terrible at writing long-form fiction, so this is an effort to break out of that by having some accountability in being supposed to post chapters regularly. Here's hoping it works!
I have an outline, but not too much detail. I'll do my best to avoid continuity errors, doing anything glaringly stupid, or otherwise fluffing my lines, but I can't make any promises on that. Please do let me know any feedback! Always happy to improve.
[participant in the Nov 2021 Royal Road Writathon challenge]
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1. Chapter 1: Trespass
2. Chapter 2: Fire and Thunder
3. Chapter 3: Gunpowder, Demons and Plot
4. Chapter 4: Down in the Pit
5. Chapter 5: An Intimidating Encounter
6. Chapter 6: Sworn
7. Chapter 7: A Hasty Departure
8. Chapter 8: The Queen's Royal Dragoons
9. Chapter 9: A Knight's Vigil
10. Chapter 10: The Calm After the Storm
11. Chapter 11: The Wolf and the Hedgehog
12. Chapter 12: Mud and Blood
13. Chapter 13: A Cabin in the Woods
14. Chapter 14: Woodsman's Code
15. Chapter 15: Steel in the Dark
16. Chapter 16: A Walk in the Dark
17. Chapter 17: In from the Cold
18. Chapter 18: Straight Shooter
19. Chapter 19: The High and the Close-to-the-Ground
20. Chapter 20: The Dark Riders
21. Chapter 21: Night Watch
22. Chapter 22: The War Remains
23. Chapter 23: Raking Over the Coals
24. Chapter 24: Bear With Me Here
25. Chapter 25: Grease in the Wheels
26. Chapter 26: No News is Good
27. Chapter 27: It Never Rains But It Continues Raining
28. Chapter 28: Beyond All Reason
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