Action,intrigue,andmagiccollideinthisepicfantasyfollowingSirKonradVonvalt,anEmperor’sJustice,whoisadetective,judge,andexecutionerallinone--butwithrebellionandunrestbuilding,thesearedangeroustimestobeaJustice...TheEmpireoftheWolfsimmerswithunrest.Rebels,heretics,andpowerfulpatriciansallchallengethepoweroftheImperialthrone.OnlytheOrderofJusticesstandsinthewayofchaos.SirKonradVonvaltisthemostfearedJusticeofall,upholdingthelawbywayofhissharpmind,arcanepowers,andskillasaswordsman.AthissidestandsHelenaSedanka,histalentedprot矇g矇,orphanedbythewarsthatforgedtheEmpire.Whenthepairinvestigatesthemurderofaprovincialaristocrat,theyunearthaconspiracythatstretchestotheverytopofImperialsociety.Asthestakesriseandbecomeevermorepersonal,VonvaltandHelenamustmakeachoice:Willtheyabandonthelawsthey’vesworntouphold,inordertoprotecttheEmpire?“RichardSwan’ssophisticatedtakeonthefantasygenrewillleavereadershungryformore.“-SebastiendeCastell,authorofSpellslinger“Afantasticdebut.“-PeterMcLean,authorofPriestofBones
