Tamir Triad

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name = The Tamir Triad
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image_caption = Cover of the first novel
author = Lynn Flewelling
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country = United States
language = English
series = Tamír Triad
genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = Voyager

The Tamir Triad is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Lynn Flewelling, author of the Nightrunner series.

The Tamir Triad follows the life of Tamir the Second, the true heir to the throne of Skala, her childhood, arms training and fight to gain the throne, along with her struggle to discover her female half after being raised as a boy for the duration of her childhood.

Books

*The Bone Doll's Twin
*Hidden Warrior
*The Oracle's Queen

Overview

According to ancient prophecy, so long as the throne of Skala is held by a woman the country shall prosper. However, when the Prince Erius takes the throne from his mother and begins the systematic murder of all potential female heirs the nation crumbles. The wizard Iya, inspired by a vision, sets about to ensure the survival of the daughter of Princess Ariani and her husband Duke Rhius by any means necessary. Enlisting the help of a mountain witch named Lhel and her apprentice Arkoniel, they strive to save Skala. Princess Ariani gives birth to twins, one male, one female and, using Lhel's blood magic, the male twin is sacrificed so that the female may take on his form.

Although the king and the rest of the world is fooled, Princess Ariani is able to see through the deceit and goes mad with grief, while her daughter, Tobin, now in male form, is raised far away from court for fear of anyone discovering "his" secret.

Tobin must train not only his fighting skills, but also his knowledge of courtly intrigues and battle tactics while building alliances with the lords and various nobles who will ultimately decide his fate, whilst at the same time a war continues with neighbouring Plenimar.

Major Characters

*Tobin/Tamír- a princess, disguised as a boy
*Kirothius/Ki- hir squire and companion
*Princess Ariani
*Duke Rhius
*King Erius
*Prince Korin
*Iya
*Arkoniel
*Lhel

Relationship to the Nightrunner series

The Tamir Triad takes place several hundred years before the Nightrunner series and there is no character overlap- the wizard Arkoniel is stated as being the mentor of Nysander, a character in the Nightrunner books, and an ancestor of Seregil, also a major character in the Nightrunner series, is met very briefly.