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''Chronicles of the Necromancer'' is a four novel long fantasy series by Creator/GailZMartin which consists of the novels ''The Summoner'', ''The Blood King'', ''Dark Haven'' and ''Dark Lady’s Chosen''. Book one in the follow up series, ''The Fallen Kings Cycle'', is scheduled to be released in early 2011.

The series is set in the Winter Kingdoms which is split into seven different countries. The first book opens in the country of Margolan during the Feast of the Departed, and follows second Prince Martris "Tris" Drayke as he flees the castle after learning that Crown Prince Jared's men had assassinated the rest of their family.

Not to be confused with ''Literature/TheNecromancerChronicles'' by Creator/AmandaDownum.
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!!Provides Examples Of:

%%* AGodAmI:
%%** Some of the vayash moru feel this way, most notably Uri.
%%** Malesh, considering that he tried to become a consort.
%%* ActionGirl: Kiara Sharsequin is the most obvious.%%How?
* AgentScully: Vahanian verges on this originally, though it's mentioned several times that ghosts appear visible to all once a year.
* AmnesiacResonance: Tris's InstantExpert and mastery of his newfound summoner powers turns out to be this. [[spoiler: His grandmother give him extensive training, but erased his memories to protect him from Jared.]]
%%* AristocratsAreEvil: King Jared and Lord Curane.
* ArrangedMarriage: Kiara has one with Jared that was arranged at her birth. [[spoiler: She ends up with Tris instead, which still holds true to the arranged marriage because it was to the heir of Margolan and not to Jared specifically.]]
* AuthorAppeal: The inclusion of [[strike:vampires]] vayash moru is most likely this.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Subverted, as it's never actually described in more than a few dismissive sentences, but [[spoiler: Tris' coronation finishes the second book]].
%%* BadassNormal: Vahanian.
%%* BargainWithHeaven: Vahanian makes a pact with the Dark Lady.
* BeingWatched: Usually mentioned several times whenever there are ghosts present. Vahanian's first encounter with Gabriel, [[spoiler: who is one of the more powerful vayash moru]], begins with pages of this trope.
%%* BloodMagic: Dark magic in this setting.%%Is?
* TheBlacksmith: Vahanian was one when he was younger.
* BreakTheHaughty: Uri becomes much meeker and trustworthy after nearly being disposed by Malesh and saved by Vahanian.
* CharacterTitle: ''The Summoner'' is Tris, and ''The Blood King'' is the Arontala/Jared partnership. The fourth book, ''Dark Lady's Chosen'', refers to [[spoiler:Vahanian]].
%%* CoolSword: Mageslayer for one. Nexus for another.
%%* CorruptChurch: The Nagri priests.
%%* DarkIsNotEvil:
%%** Tris wears dark clothing as a summoner.%%Not evil how?
%%** The Dark Lady.
%%* DeadpanSnarker: Vahanian. [[LoveableRogue It goes with the territory.]]
%%* DefectorFromDecadence: Most of Jared's army.
* DeusExMachina: When the heroes have made a mess, the Goddess appears to clean it up. More than once.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Carroway has one of these. His first name isn't even mentioned until the second half of the series.
%%* EvilChancellor: Lord Curane
* FateWorseThanDeath:
** The [[spoiler: ghost of the assassin sent by Jared]] is met by the Formless One, described as [[EldritchAbomination "too terrible to comprehend"]].
** Another spirit, [[spoiler:Crevan]], gets a fate worse than this when he meets what's waiting for him in the afterlife -- [[spoiler:Shanthadura]]. The second example [[AndIMustScream is described in full]].
%%* FantasyCounterpartCulture
%%* FantasyPantheon
* FisherKing: Margolan becomes a dreadful dystopia with Jared in charge.
* FourLinesAllWaiting: The last book in the series alternates between Tris, Kiara, Carina and Vahanian, and [[spoiler: Cam]].
%%* GodOfEvil: Shanthadura
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Tris]] attempts this at the end of book two in order to [[spoiler:save his country and his beloved, but the spirit of his grandfather, who was also a necromancer, manages to keep him from dying]].
%%* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Adiane the seroquette, as long as several others.
* HotBlooded: This is a common trait in the Isencroft royal family, and the kingdom as a whole.
* JustFollowingOrders: Subverted. Tris make it clear that those that willingly served Jared will not receive mercy.
%%* ILetGwenStacyDie: Vahanian and his wife.
%%* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Sawaki the Land Mage.
%%* MagicKnight: Tris
* MindRape: Arontala tries this with Tris, when he's shown [[spoiler: the loss of Kiara]].
%%* MotorMouth: Cam's sidekick, Rhistiart
* MyNaymeIs: Martris and Jared ''Drayke''.
* {{Necromancer}}: Tris is a non-evil one.
%%* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Kiara is willingly subjected to this.%%Meaning?
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Vahanian's [[spoiler: original]] motivation for guiding the heroes.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires in the Winter Kingdoms are usually called vayash moru. The process to create a vayash moru is slightly more complicated than simply biting the victim -- the victim must also drink some of the creator's blood as well. They are susceptible to sunlight, but the older the vayash moru is the longer it takes for it to kill them. The do need blood to live, but it can come from either humans or animals. Vayash moru are as likely to be evil as their human counterparts.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The Vyrkin can switch from wolf to human form at will.
%%* PeacefulInDeath: Many characters, but subverted with the ghosts of Ruune Videya.
%%* ThePowerOfBlood:
* PregnantBadass: Averted and lampshaded with Kiara, who wonders why she's suddenly acting like a helpless maiden and chalks it up to hormones.
* PunctuationShaker: Bava K'aa is Tris' grandmother, and her name features an apostrophe for no apparent reason.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Vampires don't show signs of age, so you can't tell whether one is twenty or two hundred just by looking at them.
%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: King Donelan and Byrce.
%%* SacrificialLamb: Kait and Queen Serae.
%%* ScarsAreForever: Vahanian has them everywhere.
* ShootTheMessenger: King Jared has no problem with killing those that bring him bad news.
%%* SlapSlapKiss: Vahanian and [[spoiler: Carina]].
* SoulJar: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Soulcatcher]].%%Does what?
%%* SpoonyBard: Averted with Carroway
%%* TheOlderImmortal: Gabriel and the Council of Blood.
* TitleDrop: Royster, the librarian, in book two.
--> '''Royster''': Chronicles of the Necromancer. Catchy, isn't it?
%%* {{Tomboy}}: Kait
* TheUsurper: Jared; he's even called this. However, he himself considers Tris to be one, and has it pointed out by Arontola that his thinking is backwards.
%%* ShipperOnDeck: Berry is the earliest, but Kiara does this too later on.
%%* WhiteMage: Carina Jesthrata.
* YoungestChildWins: Jared's mother was hated even after her death, and his father was grieving for years and too preoccupied to care about him. He uses this to justify his hatred of his half-brother, who had a comparatively sheltered upbringing.
* YouWillKnowWhatToDo: Bava K'aa to Tris before he faces the ghosts of Ruune Videya.
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