Elizabeth Moon sold King Kieri, a novel set directly in the aftermath of her “Deed of Paksenarrion” series, describing the struggles of a new king to reunite a land torn asunder by war and riven by resurgent conflict between elves and man, to Liz Scheier at Del Rey, in a three-book deal. The first book is scheduled to be published in October 2009. Joshua Bilmes of the JABberwocky Literary Agency was the agent.