A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery: Book Two in the Risen Kingdoms - Hardcover

Craddock, Curtis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765389622 ISBN 13: 9780765389626

Publisher: TOR BOOKS, 2019

Synopsis

<p><b><i>A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery</i> is the masterful second novel in Curtis Craddock's critically-acclaimed high fantasy Risen Kingdoms series, continuing the engrossing tale of courtly intrigue and breathtaking magic, and starring our fiercely intelligent heroine Isabelle des Zephyrs with her loyal musketeer Jean-Claude.</b><br><br>Isabelle des Zephyrs has always been underestimated throughout her life, but after discovering the well of hidden magic within her, unveiling a centuries-long conspiracy, and stopping a war between rival nations, she has gained a newfound respect amongst the cutthroat court. <br><br>All that is quickly taken away when Isabelle is unfairly convicted of breaking the treaty she helped write and has her political rank and status taken away. Now bereft, she nevertheless finds herself drawn into mystery when her faithful musketeer Jean-Claude uncovers a series of gruesome murders by someone calling themselves the Harvest King.<br><br>As panic swells, the capital descends into chaos, when the emperor is usurped from the throne by a rival noble. Betrayed by their allies and hunted by assassins, Isabelle and Jean-Claude alone must thwart the coup, but not before it changes l’Empire forever.<br><br><b>“A gripping tale of a woman who refuses to be defined by her physical and magical limitations, thwarting both assassins and all who see her as a pawn. A great read!”—#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, on <i>An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors</i></b><br><br><u>The Risen Kingdom series</u><br>#1 <i>An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors</i><br>#2 <i>A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery</i></p>

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About the Author

CURTIS CRADDOCK lives in Sterling, CO, where he teaches English to inmates in a state penitentiary. <i>A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery</i> is the second in The Risen Kingdoms trilogy, following his acclaimed debut <i>An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors</i>.

Edition details

• Publisher: TOR BOOKS
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765389622
• ISBN 13: 9780765389626
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416