Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de CastellMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
An outstanding read. Another clear 5 star book from Sebastien de Castell!
Just go read it.
In my book, a 5 star book is one that I would be willing to buy for others to read.
This book picks up where book one left off.
The magistrates have discovered the dead King's daughter; his heir. We discover that he may actually have more than one heir.
The King's mother has been working behind the scenes to build a new force of fighters to oppose the Dukes who are now ruthlessly ruling their lands unconstrained by a King/Queen and their magistrates.
We learn a bit more about the politics between the Dukes. They apparently only cooperate when it is to their advantage.
We also learn a bit more about the knights that serve the Dukes. The knights and the magistrates are the two competing forces. Where the magistrates serve the law, the knights follow a code where it is honorable to enforce the whims of their respective Duke.
The Dukes discover that the dead King's vision of government constrained by law has some merit.
Like book 1, this book's reflections on the theme of limited government are common sense. Like book 1, the end provoked another significant emotional response.
This book is time and money well spent. Go get a copy.
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