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Some stories you read. Others you step inside and live in for weeks, carrying the characters with you long after the last page. That is the world Jean Lowe Carlson builds: colossal battles and epic magic, heroic rogues and honorable blackhearts, and a brother and sister bound by a loyalty that outlasts war itself.

New here? Begin with Blackmark, Book 1 of The Kingsmen Chronicles. The trilogy is complete, so you can read straight through to the end.

Step 1: The Kingsmen Chronicles

The complete trilogy, in reading order.

Book 1

Blackmark

A nation's elite warriors vanished. A throne in jeopardy on the heels of murder. War devouring the survivors.

Book 2

Bloodmark

Blood has been spilled. War has begun. And a dark power rises with only banished traitors to stop it.

Book 3

Goldenmark

Dreams die and legends are born in the epic conclusion to The Kingsmen Chronicles.

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Listen

The complete trilogy in audio, 77 hours, delivered straight from Jean.

Get the complete audiobook trilogy (best value) Start with the Blackmark audiobook

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Hold a signed copy

Paperbacks signed by Jean, personalized if you like. US shipping only.

Signed trilogy: Coming soon Signed Blackmark: Coming soon

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Read on Kindle

The ebooks are on Amazon and free to read with Kindle Unlimited.

See the Kingsmen Chronicles ebooks

Step 2: Go deeper with The Khehemni Chronicles

The Khehemni Chronicles is the prequel series to The Kingsmen Chronicles. It is set about a thousand years earlier, when magic was at the height of its power, and it reveals where the ancient war behind the Kingsmen's story began. It is best enjoyed after you finish the trilogy.

Book 1