Reign of Beasts

CONTENTS

Maps of Aufleur ix Part I

THE FIRST SATURNALIA

1. Boy 3

2. Introducing: the Mermaid Revue at the Vittorina 13

   Royale

3. Saturn and Tasha 21

   Part II
   A SURFEIT OF KINGS

4. One day after the Ides of Bestialis 31

5. One day after the Ides of Bestialis 41

6. One day after the Ides of Bestialis 49

7. Two days after the Ides of Bestialis 61

   Part III
   RATS AND CUBS

8. Poet 73

9. Courteso 78

   Part IV
   TOURNAMENT OF KINGS

10. Two days after the Ides of Bestialis 89

11. Two days after the Ides of Bestialis 101

12. Three days after the Ides of Bestialis 109

    Part V
    DEMOISELLES ALWAYS MEAN TROUBLE

13. Poet and Livilla 119

14. Poet and Saturn 126

    Part VI
    THE REIGN OF GARNET

1. Three days after the Ides of Bestialis 135

2. Ludi Plebeii 145

3. Fortuna 154

4. Fortuna 159

   Part VII OATHBREAKER

5. Tasha and Garnet 171

6. Tasha and Lysandor 176

7. Tasha’s Cubs 183

8. The Lake of Follies 188

   Part VIII
   LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER

9. Fortuna 199

10. Neptunalia 209

11. Neptunalia 215

12. Neptunalia 223

13. Neptunalia 234

14. Neptunalia 241

    Part IX
    THE STAGEMASTER

15. Loyalty 253

16. Himself 263

    Part X
    THE CLOCKWORK COURT

17. Four days after the Ides of Bestialis 275

18. Four days after the Ides of Bestialis 283

19. The Kalends of Fortuna 290

    Part XI
    THE CABARET OF MONSTERS

20. Poet Lord Rat 301

    Part XII

    THE SAINTS OF BAZEPPE

21. Bona Dea 313

22. Bona Dea 322

23. Bona Dea 333

1. Bona Dea 342

2. The Nones of Saturnalis 351

3. The Nones of Saturnalis 359

4. The Nones of Saturnalis 366

   Part XIII
   SENTINELS AT WAR

5. Three days before the Nones of Saturnalis 375

6. One day after the Ides of Saturnalis 384

7. One day after the Ides of Saturnalis 394

8. One day after the Ides of Saturnalis 406

9. One day after the Ides of Saturnalis 415

   Part XIV
   SEED OF DESTRUCTION

10. First day of Saturnalia 427

11. First day of Saturnalia 437

12. First day of Saturnalia 446

13. First day of Saturnalia 452

14. First day of Saturnalia 460

15. Second day of Saturnalia 466

16. Second day of Saturnalia 474

17. Second day of Saturnalia 482

18. Second day of Saturnalia 495

19. Second day of Saturnalia 501

20. Fifth day of Saturnalia 504

21. Fifth day of Saturnalia 508

22. Eighth day of Saturnalia 511

23. Eighth day of Saturnalia 516

    CABARET OF MONSTERS 519 Calendar Notes 521 Glossary 523 Author’s Edition Afterword (2018) 543