Tales of the Southern Kingdoms — Barbara G. Tarn

Sex. Lust. Blood. The power of the Sect. Darkness spreads to the southern kingdoms. "The Sect" - a religious minority becomes the powerful Sect using a Pond of Dark Magic. "The Slave" - the story of the last real king of Arquon. "The Orphans" find trouble with the Sect. "Yash" - a prince of Akkora sacrificed to the Bloodthirsty Goddess. "The High Priestess" - Keiko becomes Ramesh's successor in the temple of the Sect. "Tarun" - another southern prince abducted and used by the Sect. Then "Books of the Immortals - Air" happens. War. Love. Passion. The fall of the southern kingdoms. "The last King of Akkora" (two parts) - the fall of the biggest southern kingdom through a spoiled prince heir. "The Prince Heir," or how Prince Anjaan didn't make it to king status. "The Dancer" - a northern dancer throw a former adventurer turned king out of balance again. "The Lords of War" - foreign men, foreign culture; the continued destruction of Akkora. "The courtesan's son," or what's left of the southern kingdoms after all of the above.