The Shadow Throne (Shadow Campaigns, #2)

by Django Wexler

The King of the Vordan is on his deathbed. Soon his daughter, Raesinia will be the first Queen Regnant in centuries—and a target for those who seek to control her. The most dangerous is Duke Orlanko, Minister of Information, and master of the secret police. He is the most feared man in the kingdom, and he knows an arcane secret that puts Raesinia completely at his mercy.

But Raesinia has found unlikely allies in the returning war hero Janus bet Vhalnich, and his loyal deputies, Captain Marcus d’Ivoire and Lieutenant Winter Ihernglass. As Marcus and Winter struggle to find their places in the home they never thought they would see again, they help Janus and Raesinia set in motion events that could shatter Orlanko’s powers, but perhaps at the price of throwing the nation into chaos. But with the people suffering under the Duke’s tyranny, they intend to protect the kingdom with every power they can command, earthly or otherwise.

• ISBN10: 0451418069
• ISBN13: 9780451418067
• Publish Date: 1 July 2014
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Ace Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 500
• Language: English

Reviews

[KitsuneBae]

Am I the only one requesting for a Janus POV chapter?

[wyvernfriend]

It took a while to get into but this episode in the series takes place back in the capital city where the story is mostly told from the point of view of Marcus, Winter and Raesina. Raesina is trying to use politics to oust the Last Count from behind the scenes; Marcus is trying to work with the police and Winter is investigating a strong group of women in the docks. All in all after the setup too place it drew me through but I nearly gave up a few times before it caught me.

Interesting, ends well but takes a while to get going.