History Literature / ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer

** Another spirit, [[spoiler:Crevan]], gets a [[UpToEleven 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]].

%%* KnifeNut: Carroway, and Berry gets this later on.

''Chronicles of the Necromancer'' is a four novel long fantasy series by {{Gail Z Martin}} 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.

%%* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Kiara, and [[spoiler: Berry]].

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Vampires do show signs of age, so you can't tell whether one is twenty or two hundred just by looking at them.

* AGodAmI: Some of the vayash moru feel this way, most notably Uri.
** I think that Malesh would be a better example actually, considering that he tried to become a consort.
* ActionGirl: Kiara Sharsequin is the most obvious.
* AgentScully: Vahanian verges on this originally, though it is mentioned several times that ghosts appear visible to all once a year.
* {{Aristocrats Are Evil}}: King Jared and Lord Curane.

* BadassNormal: Vahanian.
* {{Bargain With Heaven}}:/{{Deal with the Devil}}: Vahanian makes a pact with the Dark Lady

* {{Blood Magic}}: dark magic in this setting.
* {{The Blacksmith}}: Vahanian was one when he was younger.
* {{Break the Haughty}}: 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. [[spoiler: The fourth book, ''Dark Lady's Chosen'', refers to Vahanian.]]
* {{Cool Sword}}: Mageslayer for one. Nexus for another.
* {{Corrupt Church}}: The Nagri priests
* {{Dark is Not Evil}}: Tris wears dark clothing as a summoner.
** Also the Dark Lady
* DeadpanSnarker: Vahanian. [[LoveableRogue It goes with the territory.]]
* {{Defector from Decadence}}: Most of Jared's army.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Kiara, and [[spoiler: Berry]].
* {{Evil Chancellor}}: 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 [[UpToEleven 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
* {{Fisher King}}: Not a literal example, but 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]].
* {{God of Evil}}: Shanthadura
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Tris attempts this at the end of book two in order to save his country and his beloved, but the spirit of his grandfather, who was also a necromancer, manages to keep him from dying.]]
* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: Adiane the seroquette, as long as several others.

* {{Just Following Orders}}: Tris make it clear that those that willingly served Jared will not receive mercy.
* {{Knife Nut}}: Carroway, and Berry gets this later on.
* {{I Let Gwen Stacy Die}}: Vahanian and his wife.
* {{Incurable Cough of Death}}: Sawaki the Land Mage
* {{Magic Knight}}: Tris

* {{Motor Mouth}}: Cam's sidekick, Rhistiart

* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Kiara is willingly subjected to this.
* OhMyGods: The Goddess has eight aspects, and almost all of them are invoked at some point or another.

* 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.
* {{Our Werewolves are Different}}: The Vyrkin, they switch from wolf to human form at will.
* PeacefulInDeath: Many characters, but subverted with the ghosts of Ruune Videya.
* {{The Power of Blood}}:
* {{Pregnant Badass}}: Averted with Kiara, but Lampshaded.
** "Why am I acting like such a helpless maiden, it must be the hormones." (paraphrased)

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: There are vampires in this series, so it naturally applies.
* {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}: King Donelan and Byrce
* {{Sacrificial Lamb}}: Kait and Queen Serae
* {{Scars are Forever}}: Vahanian has them everywhere.
* {{Shoot the Messenger}}: King Jared has no problem with killing those that bring him bad news.
* SlapSlapKiss: Vahanian and [[spoiler: Carina]].
* SoulJar: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Soulcatcher.]]
* {{Spoony Bard}}: Averted with Carroway
* TheOlderImmortal: Gabriel and the Council of Blood.

----> '''Royster''': Chronicles of the Necromancer. Catchy, isn't it?
* {{Tomboy}}: Kait
* {{The Usurper}}: Jared, he is even called this.
** However, he 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.

''Chronicles of the Necromancer'' is a four novel long fantasy series by {{Gail Z Martin}} 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.

* {{Sacrifical Lamb}}: Kait and Queen Serae

* {{Dark is Not Evil}}: Tris where's dark clothing as a summoner.

Not to be confused with ''Literature/TheNecromancerChronicles'' by AmandaDownum.