User:Kidpen/Summary:House of Blades
This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of House of Blades, the first book in the Traveler's Gate series.
Contents
- 1 Chapter 1: Ghosts and Demons
- 2 Chapter 2: Sacrifices
- 3 Chapter 3: Travelers
- 4 Chapter 4: Hidden Talents
- 5 Chapter 5: A Step Forward
- 6 Chapter 6: Welcome to Valinhall
- 7 Chapter 7: Sharp Lessons
- 8 Chapter 8: Risks and Rewards
- 9 Chapter 9: Deals and Darkness
- 10 Chapter 10: Another Test
- 11 Chapter 11: Orgrith Cave
- 12 Chapter 12: Escape
- 13 Chapter 13: The Chains of Valinhall
- 14 Chapter 14: The Wrong Place
- 15 Chapter 15: Playing With Dolls
- 16 Chapter 16: The Road to Bel Calem
- 17 Chapter 17: Midsummer's Eve
- 18 Chapter 18: Convergence
- 19 Chapter 19: Overlord Malachi
- 20 Chapter 20: Bad Habits
- 21 Chapter 21: A Victory
- 22 Chapter 22: The Hope of Escape
- 23 Chapter 23: Aftermath
Chapter 1: Ghosts and Demons
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Simon at 8 years old and his parents stop in Latari Forest to inspect their cart. Simon sees a strange figure in the darkness that he thinks is a ghost, and his mother tells him the story of the Forest Demon, a creature that wears a cloak to pretend to be a man and takes people to the center of the forest to hang them on a bloody tree. Simon's parents get into an argument about Edina teaching Simon to be superstitious and Kalman says the strange object was summoned by a Traveler and they need to leave before the Traveler comes back before Edina convinces him otherwise. Two people, a large man with scars and a woman carrying a summoned light, make their way to Simon's family. After telling Simon's family that they should leave, the two begin to walk away before Edina mentions the Forest Demon's bloody tree. The woman is very surprised and upset by Edina's description of the Forest Demon and the man summons a tendril of mist that goes into Edina's mouth and causes her body to start moving in unnatural ways. The woman summons a creature that flies towards Simon, but Kalman tackles it while Simon runs away. The wasp catches Kalman on fire and he
Chapter 2: Sacrifices
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 3: Travelers
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 4: Hidden Talents
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 5: A Step Forward
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 6: Welcome to Valinhall
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 7: Sharp Lessons
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 8: Risks and Rewards
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 9: Deals and Darkness
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 10: Another Test
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 11: Orgrith Cave
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 12: Escape
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 13: The Chains of Valinhall
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 14: The Wrong Place
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 15: Playing With Dolls
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 16: The Road to Bel Calem
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 17: Midsummer's Eve
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 18: Convergence
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 19: Overlord Malachi
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 20: Bad Habits
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 21: A Victory
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 22: The Hope of Escape
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 23: Aftermath
- Characters
- Plot Summary
