Reduced to demeaning work when the Greatcoats are disbanded after the king's death, swordsman Falcio Val Mond and his fellow magistrates are framed for murder by a scheming adversary who would destroy everything they once worked to create.
Even though I had heard some buzz about this book being an edge-of-your-seat, dashing and daring adventure in a fantastically-built fantasy world, for some reason I was pretty hesitant to dive into this one. (I think because I can be really picky about fantasy novels, even though I love them, which makes me tentative to try new fantasy series.) It’s safe to say I was unexpectedly blown away by this book, though, and I will definitely be following up with the rest of the series when the time comes.