Blues for the Unsung Queen

Other works by Laura Monagan

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The Unaccompanied Tour

Cover design and author photograph by Sienna M. Lyon

Map illustration by Ayelen Salinas

c. 2025

This is an original work. All rights are hereby reserved. No copy in whole or in part may be made by any means without the written consent of the author.

Chapter 1 La Marsa, Tunisia
Chapter 2 Reunion in the Marketplace
Chapter 3 The Divided Kingdom
Chapter 4 The Nursemaid’s Story
Chapter 5 Danger in the Garden
Chapter 6 Uru and Hannu
Chapter 7 The Temple of Ashtart
Chapter 8 Uru and the Purple Dye
Chapter 9 The Royal Wedding Day
Chapter 10 A Question of Fathers
Chapter 11 Pumayyaton’s Treachery
Chapter 12 The Cremation
Chapter 13 The Secret Plan
Chapter 14 The Switch
Chapter 15 Four Ships from Tyre
Chapter 16 Queen at Last
Chapter 17 The Plank
Chapter 18 Plenty
Chapter 19 Phoenicians
Chapter 20 The Watershed
Chapter 21 Elishat Pivots
Chapter 22 The Priestess and the Queen
Chapter 23 The Courtyard Scene
Chapter 24 Departure from Kition
Chapter 25 Pulling Together
Chapter 26 King Og
Chapter 27 Kalev the Spy
Chapter 28 Kommos
Chapter 29 Uru’s Secret
Chapter 30 Tondo’s Argument
Chapter 31 Moon Dance
Chapter 32 Booty for Wine
Chapter 33 The Nursemaid’s Advice
Chapter 34 The Reluctant Scribe
Chapter 35 Taken
Chapter 36 Missing
Chapter 37 Kidnapped
Chapter 38 The Queen’s Plan
Chapter 39 The Rescue: Phase One
Chapter 40 Negotiations
Chapter 41 Down in the Hold
Chapter 42 The Rescue: Phase Two
Chapter 43 Loading at Midnight
Chapter 44 The Rescue: Phase Three
Chapter 45 Into Open Water
Chapter 46 Real Trouble
Chapter 47 Battle of the Gods
Chapter 48 Gozo
Chapter 49 Children of the Birdman
Chapter 50 The Long Night
Chapter 51 An Unexpected Ally
Chapter 52 Repose and Rebellion
Chapter 53 Departure
Chapter 54 Moonrise Bay
Chapter 55 Landfall
Chapter 56 Spit on Wood
Chapter 57 Beyond the Ridge
Chapter 58 Strangers at the Spring
Chapter 59 The Hide of a Bull
Chapter 60 Triple Bill
Chapter 61 A Romantic Proposal
Chapter 62 The Lunar Disc
Chapter 63 Death of the Phoenix
Chapter 64 The Emissary’s Report
Chapter 65 The North Shore
Chapter 66 Taxes
Chapter 67 Ta’am’s Flock
Chapter 68 The Passion of Iarbas
Chapter 69 The Threat
Chapter 70 The Upper Hand
Chapter 71 The Queen’s (Secret) Plan
Chapter 72 Ta’am and Vohu Manah
Chapter 73 The Queen’s Sacrifice
Chapter 74 The City in Mourning
Chapter 75 Made in Qart-Hadasht
Chapter 76 The Royal Throne
Chapter 77 Tri-Fold Brochure
Acknowledgements

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