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* KillEmAll: Any character with a name had a fifty-fifty chance of making it out of book 3 alive. There were more deaths than in the previous two books combined--and the second book took place during a war.
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The culmination of the trilogy is ''The Beggar Queen,'' in which Queen Augusta and Theo must not only overcome the Regian occupation, but deal with the fact that Florian's revolutionaries, [[EnemyMine though fighting ferociously against the Regians,]] have no intention of allowing the monarchy to return to power.
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The culmination of the trilogy is ''The Beggar Queen,'' in which Queen Augusta and Theo must not only overcome peace has nominally returned to Westmark, but some of the Regian occupation, but deal with the fact that Florian's revolutionaries, [[EnemyMine though fighting ferociously against the Regians,]] have no intention of allowing republican partisans who advocated for overthrowing the monarchy in the Regian War are continuing their calls for revolution, despite Queen Augusta's attempts to return create a functional republic government before abdicating. However, Cabbarus successfully pulls a coup, forcing the [[EnemyMine monarchists and republicans alike underground to power.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: The last book examines the potential consquences of an abdication. [[spoiler: In the end, Queen Augusta steps down.]]
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In the first book, ''Westmark,'' King Augustine has fallen into despair after the [[NeverFoundTheBody presumed death]] of his only child, Augusta. He has turned administration of his kingdom over to [[EvilChancellor Minister Cabbarus]] while he focuses on spiritualism and other means of trying to commune with his daughter's spirit. Cabbarus has slowly instituted a police state, and suppresses all attempts to print 'sedition' against him. When Theo attempts to resist the soldiers attempting to shut down his press, he kills one of Cabbarus' soldiers and ends up on the run. His new life brings in contact with the swindler 'Count Las Bombas', his assistant Musket, the street urchin Mickle, a pamphleteer living in hidig with a couple more street urchins, and a group of revolutionaries led by a man named Florian, who dreams of overthrowing Cabbarus and putting a republic in place of the kingship. His adventures inadvertently lead to the discovery that Princess Augusta is still alive, and she is restored to the throne.
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In the first book, ''Westmark,'' King Augustine has fallen into despair after the [[NeverFoundTheBody presumed death]] of his only child, Augusta. He has turned administration of his kingdom over to [[EvilChancellor Minister Cabbarus]] while he focuses on spiritualism and other means of trying to commune with his daughter's spirit. Cabbarus has slowly instituted a police state, and suppresses all attempts to print 'sedition' against him. When Theo attempts to resist the soldiers attempting to shut down his press, he kills one of Cabbarus' soldiers and ends up on the run. His new life brings in contact with the swindler 'Count Las Bombas', his assistant Musket, the street urchin Mickle, a pamphleteer living in hidig with a couple more street urchins, the pamphleteer-in-hiding Keller, and a group of revolutionaries led by a man named Florian, who dreams of overthrowing Cabbarus and putting a republic in place of the kingship. His adventures inadvertently lead to the discovery that Princess Augusta is still alive, and she is restored to the throne.
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A trilogy by Creator/LloydAlexander, named after its setting - a fictional nation in a world of roughly 17th-century technology, somewhere vaguely Bavarian. It centers around the ComingOfAge of a printer's apprentice named Theo, and the odd companions he takes up with during a time of political turmoil.
In the first book, ''Westmark,'' King Augustine has fallen into despair after the [[NeverFoundTheBody presumed death]] of his only child, Augusta. He has turned administration of his kingdom over to [[EvilChancellor Minister Cabbarus]] while he focuses on spiritualism and other means of trying to reach his daughter. Cabbarus has slowly instituted a police state, and suppresses all attempts to print 'sedition' against him. When Theo attempts to resist the soldiers attempting to shut down his press, he kills one of Cabbarus' soldiers and ends up on the run. His new life brings in contact with the swindler 'Count Las Bombas', his assistant Musket, the street urchin Mickle, a pamphleteer living in hidig with a couple more street urchins, and a group of revolutionaries led by a man named Florian, who dreams of overthrowing Cabbarus and putting a republic in place of the kingship. His adventures inadvertently lead to the discovery that Princess Augusta is still alive, and she is restored to the throne.
In the first book, ''Westmark,'' King Augustine has fallen into despair after the [[NeverFoundTheBody presumed death]] of his only child, Augusta. He has turned administration of his kingdom over to [[EvilChancellor Minister Cabbarus]] while he focuses on spiritualism and other means of trying to reach his daughter. Cabbarus has slowly instituted a police state, and suppresses all attempts to print 'sedition' against him. When Theo attempts to resist the soldiers attempting to shut down his press, he kills one of Cabbarus' soldiers and ends up on the run. His new life brings in contact with the swindler 'Count Las Bombas', his assistant Musket, the street urchin Mickle, a pamphleteer living in hidig with a couple more street urchins, and a group of revolutionaries led by a man named Florian, who dreams of overthrowing Cabbarus and putting a republic in place of the kingship. His adventures inadvertently lead to the discovery that Princess Augusta is still alive, and she is restored to the throne.
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A trilogy by Creator/LloydAlexander, named after its setting - a fictional nation in a world of roughly 17th-century technology, somewhere vaguely Bavarian.Central European. It centers around the ComingOfAge of a printer's apprentice named Theo, and the odd companions he takes up with during a time of political turmoil.
In the first book, ''Westmark,'' King Augustine has fallen into despair after the [[NeverFoundTheBody presumed death]] of his only child, Augusta. He has turned administration of his kingdom over to [[EvilChancellor Minister Cabbarus]] while he focuses on spiritualism and other means of trying toreach commune with his daughter.daughter's spirit. Cabbarus has slowly instituted a police state, and suppresses all attempts to print 'sedition' against him. When Theo attempts to resist the soldiers attempting to shut down his press, he kills one of Cabbarus' soldiers and ends up on the run. His new life brings in contact with the swindler 'Count Las Bombas', his assistant Musket, the street urchin Mickle, a pamphleteer living in hidig with a couple more street urchins, and a group of revolutionaries led by a man named Florian, who dreams of overthrowing Cabbarus and putting a republic in place of the kingship. His adventures inadvertently lead to the discovery that Princess Augusta is still alive, and she is restored to the throne.
In the first book, ''Westmark,'' King Augustine has fallen into despair after the [[NeverFoundTheBody presumed death]] of his only child, Augusta. He has turned administration of his kingdom over to [[EvilChancellor Minister Cabbarus]] while he focuses on spiritualism and other means of trying to
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A trilogy by Creator/LloydAlexander.
''Westmark'': King Augustine of Westmark is ill, still grieving over his daughter's death years ago. Chief Minister Cabbarus controls the country. After illegally using a printing press, Theo finds himself on the run with Musket and Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls in with Florian's children, a group of revolutionaries who plan to end the monarchy.
''The Kestrel'': Westmark's neighbor Regia invades. Mickle leads her country's army in the war, and Theo becomes the bloodthirsty soldier known as the Kestrel.
''The Beggar Queen'': Mickle is now reluctantly Queen Augusta. Cabbarus has been banished from Westmark but plots his return. And Florian's revolutionaries still wish for the country to become a republic.
''Westmark'': King Augustine of Westmark is ill, still grieving over his daughter's death years ago. Chief Minister Cabbarus controls the country. After illegally using a printing press, Theo finds himself on the run with Musket and Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls in with Florian's children, a group of revolutionaries who plan to end the monarchy.
''The Kestrel'': Westmark's neighbor Regia invades. Mickle leads her country's army in the war, and Theo becomes the bloodthirsty soldier known as the Kestrel.
''The Beggar Queen'': Mickle is now reluctantly Queen Augusta. Cabbarus has been banished from Westmark but plots his return. And Florian's revolutionaries still wish for the country to become a republic.
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A trilogy by Creator/LloydAlexander.
''Westmark'':Creator/LloydAlexander, named after its setting - a fictional nation in a world of roughly 17th-century technology, somewhere vaguely Bavarian. It centers around the ComingOfAge of a printer's apprentice named Theo, and the odd companions he takes up with during a time of political turmoil.
In the first book, ''Westmark,'' King Augustine has fallen into despair after the [[NeverFoundTheBody presumed death]] ofWestmark is ill, still grieving his only child, Augusta. He has turned administration of his kingdom over his daughter's death years ago. Chief to [[EvilChancellor Minister Cabbarus]] while he focuses on spiritualism and other means of trying to reach his daughter. Cabbarus controls has slowly instituted a police state, and suppresses all attempts to print 'sedition' against him. When Theo attempts to resist the country. After illegally using a printing soldiers attempting to shut down his press, Theo finds himself he kills one of Cabbarus' soldiers and ends up on the run run. His new life brings in contact with Musket and the swindler 'Count Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a Bombas', his assistant Musket, the street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls urchin Mickle, a pamphleteer living in hidig with Florian's children, a couple more street urchins, and a group of revolutionaries led by a man named Florian, who plan to end dreams of overthrowing Cabbarus and putting a republic in place of the monarchy.
kingship. His adventures inadvertently lead to the discovery that Princess Augusta is still alive, and she is restored to the throne.
In the second book, ''TheKestrel'': Westmark's neighbor Regia invades. Mickle Kestrel,'' Theo has withdrawn from Augusta's new administration, trying to determine his purpose in life. Abruptly, the kingdom to the East launches an invasion to overthrow 'the false Queen' and re-install Cabbarus as their viceroy. The surprise attack forces Queen Augusta from the capital. While she leads her country's army forces in the war, and field, Theo becomes the bloodthirsty soldier known as the Kestrel.
''The Beggar Queen'': Mickle is now reluctantly Queen Augusta. Cabbarus has been banished from Westmark but plots his return. Andrejoins Florian's revolutionaries still wish for and becomes the country bloodthirsty partisan known as the Kestrel.
The culmination of the trilogy is ''The Beggar Queen,'' in which Queen Augusta and Theo must not only overcome the Regian occupation, but deal with the fact that Florian's revolutionaries, [[EnemyMine though fighting ferociously against the Regians,]] have no intention of allowing the monarchy tobecome a republic.
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The culmination of the trilogy is ''The Beggar Queen,'' in which Queen Augusta and Theo must not only overcome the Regian occupation, but deal with the fact that Florian's revolutionaries, [[EnemyMine though fighting ferociously against the Regians,]] have no intention of allowing the monarchy to
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* BittersweetEndingBittersweetEnding: The trilogy ends with [[spoiler:the country retaken, the people finally given a democracy, and Theo and Mickle married after years and two books of waiting; but with half the supporting cast dead including all of Florian's "children" besides Theo and the companions going into semi-voluntary exile]].
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** Cabbarus manipulates the king's grief over his dead daughter... but it all gets blown sky high when [[spoiler:the daughter turns out to be NotQuiteDead]].
** In ''The Kestrel'', the king of the next country over has an EvilUncle doubling as an Evil Chancellor, too.
** Cabbarus manipulates the king's grief over his dead daughter... but it all gets blown sky high when [[spoiler:the daughter turns out to be NotQuiteDead]].
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''Westmark'' by LloydAlexander\\
King Augustine of Westmark is ill, still grieving over his daughter's death years ago. Chief Minister Cabbarus controls the country. After illegally using a printing press, Theo finds himself on the run with Musket and Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls in with Florian's children, a group of revolutionaries who plan to end the monarchy.
''The Kestrel''\\
Westmark's neighbor Regia invades. Mickle leads her country's army in the war, and Theo becomes the bloodthirsty soldier known as the Kestrel.
''The Beggar Queen''\\
Mickle is now reluctantly Queen Augusta. Cabbarus has been banished from Westmark but plots his return. And Florian's revolutionaries still wish for the country to become a republic.
King Augustine of Westmark is ill, still grieving over his daughter's death years ago. Chief Minister Cabbarus controls the country. After illegally using a printing press, Theo finds himself on the run with Musket and Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls in with Florian's children, a group of revolutionaries who plan to end the monarchy.
''The Kestrel''\\
Westmark's neighbor Regia invades. Mickle leads her country's army in the war, and Theo becomes the bloodthirsty soldier known as the Kestrel.
''The Beggar Queen''\\
Mickle is now reluctantly Queen Augusta. Cabbarus has been banished from Westmark but plots his return. And Florian's revolutionaries still wish for the country to become a republic.
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''Westmark'': King Augustine of Westmark is ill, still grieving over his daughter's death years ago. Chief Minister Cabbarus controls the country. After illegally using a printing press, Theo finds himself on the run with Musket and Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls in with Florian's children, a group of revolutionaries who plan to end the
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''Westmark'' by LloydAlexander\\
King Augustine of Westmark is ill, still grieving over his daughter's death years ago. Chief Minister Cabbarus controls the country. After illegally using a printing press, Theo finds himself on the run with Musket and Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls in with Florian's children, a group of revolutionaries who plan to end the monarchy.
''The Kestrel''\\
Westmark's neighbor Regia invades. Mickle leads her country's army in the war, and Theo becomes the bloodthirsty soldier known as the Kestrel.
''The Beggar Queen''\\
Mickle is now reluctantly Queen Augusta. Cabbarus has been banished from Westmark but plots his return. And Florian's revolutionaries still wish for the country to become a republic.
!!This series includes examples of:
* [[spoiler: AbdicateTheThrone: Queen Augusta.]]
* ActionGirl
* AnyoneCanDie
* AristocratsAreEvil
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:Zara]]
* BittersweetEnding
* BrokenBird: Justin
* BrotherSisterTeam: Sparrow and Weasel
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Constantine and Mickle/Queen Augusta are both competent monarchs, but Mickle is a TomboyPrincess and Constantine tends to act like an UpperClassTwit.
* DressingAsTheEnemy
* ErmineCapeEffect: Inverted with Constantine
* EvilChancellor: Cabbarus
* FantasyWorldMap: ''Westmark'' has a map of the three countries, ''The Kestrel'' has a map of Westmark, and ''The Beggar Queen'' has a map of capital city Marianstat.
* FieryRedhead: Zara
* TheFrenchRevolution: Draws heavily on this, including the establishment of a consular triumvirate at the end of ''The Kestrel''. (On the other hand, the monarchy and the rebels are ''allied'' against Cabbarus.)
* FriendOrFoe: In ''The Kestrel'', a battle-mad Theo shoots a Regian soldier before he realizes it's actually his queen (and, to make it worse, his betrothed) DressingAsTheEnemy.
* FriendlyEnemy: Florian is a republican, but he and Mickle are pretty good friends.
* HeroicBSOD: Theo in ''The Kestrel'' after [[spoiler: Stock dies]].
* KillEmAll
* LaResistance: Florian's children are a subversion. They're a republican military force and VoiceOfTheResistance in an absolute monarchy, but they work alongside the monarchy rather than fight it directly, especially once Mickle takes over.
* LastMinuteHookup
* LovableRogue: Las Bombas
* PurpleEyes: Justin
* RagsToRoyalty: Mickle.
* RebelLeader: Florian and Justin.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
* SignificantAnagram: All of Las Bombas's aliases are anagrams.
* StreetUrchin: Mickle, Sparrow, and Weasel.
* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler:Zara]]
* TomboyPrincess: Mickle
* UpperClassTwit: Constantine is a subversion. He ''acts'' like one, but is actually anything but a twit.
* VoiceOfTheResistance: Keller's newspaper.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Justin's unhappy with the compromises Florian is willing to make with the monarchy.
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King Augustine of Westmark is ill, still grieving over his daughter's death years ago. Chief Minister Cabbarus controls the country. After illegally using a printing press, Theo finds himself on the run with Musket and Las Bombas, a team of con artists. They meet a street girl named Mickle who uses her talent for mimicry to aid their schemes. When Theo's guilt over deceiving people causes him to leave the group, he falls in with Florian's children, a group of revolutionaries who plan to end the monarchy.
''The Kestrel''\\
Westmark's neighbor Regia invades. Mickle leads her country's army in the war, and Theo becomes the bloodthirsty soldier known as the Kestrel.
''The Beggar Queen''\\
Mickle is now reluctantly Queen Augusta. Cabbarus has been banished from Westmark but plots his return. And Florian's revolutionaries still wish for the country to become a republic.
!!This series includes examples of:
* [[spoiler: AbdicateTheThrone: Queen Augusta.]]
* ActionGirl
* AnyoneCanDie
* AristocratsAreEvil
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:Zara]]
* BittersweetEnding
* BrokenBird: Justin
* BrotherSisterTeam: Sparrow and Weasel
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Constantine and Mickle/Queen Augusta are both competent monarchs, but Mickle is a TomboyPrincess and Constantine tends to act like an UpperClassTwit.
* DressingAsTheEnemy
* ErmineCapeEffect: Inverted with Constantine
* EvilChancellor: Cabbarus
* FantasyWorldMap: ''Westmark'' has a map of the three countries, ''The Kestrel'' has a map of Westmark, and ''The Beggar Queen'' has a map of capital city Marianstat.
* FieryRedhead: Zara
* TheFrenchRevolution: Draws heavily on this, including the establishment of a consular triumvirate at the end of ''The Kestrel''. (On the other hand, the monarchy and the rebels are ''allied'' against Cabbarus.)
* FriendOrFoe: In ''The Kestrel'', a battle-mad Theo shoots a Regian soldier before he realizes it's actually his queen (and, to make it worse, his betrothed) DressingAsTheEnemy.
* FriendlyEnemy: Florian is a republican, but he and Mickle are pretty good friends.
* HeroicBSOD: Theo in ''The Kestrel'' after [[spoiler: Stock dies]].
* KillEmAll
* LaResistance: Florian's children are a subversion. They're a republican military force and VoiceOfTheResistance in an absolute monarchy, but they work alongside the monarchy rather than fight it directly, especially once Mickle takes over.
* LastMinuteHookup
* LovableRogue: Las Bombas
* PurpleEyes: Justin
* RagsToRoyalty: Mickle.
* RebelLeader: Florian and Justin.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
* SignificantAnagram: All of Las Bombas's aliases are anagrams.
* StreetUrchin: Mickle, Sparrow, and Weasel.
* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler:Zara]]
* TomboyPrincess: Mickle
* UpperClassTwit: Constantine is a subversion. He ''acts'' like one, but is actually anything but a twit.
* VoiceOfTheResistance: Keller's newspaper.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Justin's unhappy with the compromises Florian is willing to make with the monarchy.
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