TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swan,Richard
TI  - The justice of kings
T2  - Book one of the Empire of the Wolf
SN  - 9780316361385
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Orbit
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Judges
KW  - Government investigators
KW  - Murder
KW  - Investigation
KW  - Conspiracies
KW  - Imaginary places
KW  - Fantasy fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "Simultaneously published in Great Britain by Orbit"--Title page verso; The Witch of Rill -- Pagan fire -- Galen's vale -- Lord Bauer -- Unwelcome news -- Merchant assurance -- Midnight run -- Cold air, hot words -- Return to Rill -- Seaguard -- The investigation resumes -- Confrontation on the Hauner Road -- Deaf ears -- One last evening of peace -- Graves -- Speaker to the dead -- A dangerous undertaking -- Gloom Keep -- Deeper down the rabbit hole -- Kultaar's gifts -- Prisoners -- A stolen life -- Trial preparation -- Lions and brothers -- Evening of the odds -- A light to the touchpaper -- A taste of battle -- In Lady Bauer's wake -- The butcher's bill -- Leaving the vale -- The emperor's justice
N2  - "The Empire of the Wolf simmers with unrest. Rebels, heretics, and powerful patricians all challenge the power of the Imperial throne. Only the Order of Justices stands in the way of chaos. Sir Konrad Vonvalt is the most feared Justice of all, upholding the law by way of his sharp mind, arcane powers, and skill as a swordsman. At his side stands Helena Sedanka, his talented protégé, orphaned by the wars that forged the Empire. When the pair investigates the murder of a provincial aristocrat, they unearth a conspiracy that stretches to the very top of Imperial society. As the stakes rise and become ever more personal, Vonvalt and Helena must make a choice: Will they abandon the laws they've sworn to uphold in order to protect the Empire?"--Dust jacket flap
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