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'''The Scepter of Mercy''' series follows the royal family of Avornis as it is changed forever. The series begins with the birth of one of the two main characters in the three book series, prince Lanius. He is the son of king Magnus however he was fathered with the kings seventh wife, this breaks with Avornis political and religious belifes and causes problems during the rest of the series. Some of the plot lines could share similarties with the English monarchy after King Henry and his many wifes, as with that real world kingdom the lagitamacy of Lanius and the royal blood line is brought in to question and continually causes problems.
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'''The Scepter of Mercy''' is a [[fantasy]] trilogy by [[Harry Turtledove]], published under the pen-name [[Dan Chernenko]] by [[Baen]] between 2003 and 2005. The series was reprinted under Turtledove's name by Open Road Media in its entirety in December, 2015. The series follows the royal family of [[Avornis]] as it is changed forever. The series begins with the birth of one of the two main characters in the three book series, [[Lanius of Avornis|Prince Lanius]], the son of [[Mergus of Avornis|King Mergus]]. However, Lanius was fathered with the king's seventh wife, breaking Avornis political and religious taboo against a monarch with more than six wives, thereby calling Lanius' legitimacy into question.   
   
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The Scepter of Mercy is a fantasy trilogy by Harry Turtledove, published under the pen-name Dan Chernenko by Baen between 2003 and 2005. The series was reprinted under Turtledove's name by Open Road Media in its entirety in December, 2015. The series follows the royal family of Avornis as it is changed forever. The series begins with the birth of one of the two main characters in the three book series, Prince Lanius, the son of King Mergus. However, Lanius was fathered with the king's seventh wife, breaking Avornis political and religious taboo against a monarch with more than six wives, thereby calling Lanius' legitimacy into question.