02572cam a2200349 4500 619193173 TxAuBib 20230303120000.0 210605s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021940495 9780316361385 HRD 28.00 0316361380 HRD 28.00 TxAuBib Swan, Richard, author. The justice of kings [BOOK] / Richard Swan. 1st ed. New York, NY : Orbit, 2022. 413 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. Empire of the wolf ; 1 "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 -- Onelast 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. "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 protaegae, 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. 20230303. Kings and rulers Fiction. Judges Fiction. Government investigators Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Conspiracies Fiction. Imaginary places Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Empire of the wolf ; 1.