The Queen's Guard

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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 2023 Royal Road Writathon challenge]

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The Queen's Guard 41 Chapter 41: An Oath Honoured RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 40 Chapter 40: Wrislat RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 39 Chapter 39: The Other Side of the Wall RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 38 Chapter 38: We Can Stop Here, This is Goblin Country RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 37 Chapter 37: Shadows in the Mist RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 36 Chapter 36: Ill Winds RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 35 Chapter 35: The World Unmade RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 34 Chapter 34: Back in the Saddle RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 33 Chapter 33: Had Me in Stitches RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 32 Chapter 32: Valley of Death RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 31 Chapter 31: Greet Death with a Smile RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 30 Chapter 30: The Magic of Weight RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 29 Chapter 29: Arch Commentary RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 28 Chapter 28: Beyond All Reason RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 27 Chapter 27: It Never Rains But It Continues Raining RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 26 Chapter 26: No News is Good RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 25 Chapter 25: Grease in the Wheels RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 24 Chapter 24: Bear With Me Here RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 23 Chapter 23: Raking Over the Coals RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 22 Chapter 22: The War Remains RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 21 Chapter 21: Night Watch RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 20 Chapter 20: The Dark Riders RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 19 Chapter 19: The High and the Close-to-the-Ground RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 18 Chapter 18: Straight Shooter RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 17 Chapter 17: In from the Cold RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 16 Chapter 16: A Walk in the Dark RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 15 Chapter 15: Steel in the Dark RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 14 Chapter 14: Woodsman's Code RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 13 Chapter 13: A Cabin in the Woods RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 12 Chapter 12: Mud and Blood RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 11 Chapter 11: The Wolf and the Hedgehog RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 10 Chapter 10: The Calm After the Storm RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 9 Chapter 9: A Knight's Vigil RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 8 Chapter 8: The Queen's Royal Dragoons RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 8 Chapter 8: The Queen's Royal Dragoons RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 7 Chapter 7: A Hasty Departure RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 7 Chapter 7: A Hasty Departure RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 6 Chapter 6: Sworn RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 6 Chapter 6: Sworn RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 5 Chapter 5: An Intimidating Encounter RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 5 Chapter 5: An Intimidating Encounter RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 4 Chapter 4: Down in the Pit RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 4 Chapter 4: A Night in Zagory RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 3 Chapter 3: Gunpowder, Demons and Plot RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 3 Chapter 3: Old Friends; Older Nightmares RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 2 Chapter 2: Fire and Thunder RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 2 Chapter 2: Assembly RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 1 Chapter 1: Trespass RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard 1 Chapter 1: Dawn-touched Heavens RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard Prologue RoyalRoadL
The Queen's Guard Epilogue RoyalRoadL