Intricate, intimate, and intensely plotted.
And a nation carve.
Her friends are few.
The price of failure is steep.
To save her land, Talyien must confront the myth others have built around her: Warlord Yeshin\'s daughter, symbol of peace, warrior and queen, and everything she could never be.
The road home beckons, strewn with a tangled web of deceit and impossible horrors that unearth the nation\'s true troubles - creatures from the dark, mad dragons, and men with hearts hungry for power.
Abandoned by her people, Queen Talyien\'s quest takes a turn for the worst as she stumbles upon a plot deeper and more sinister than she could have ever imagined, one that will displace her king and see her son dead. (Kameron Hurley) The spiral to madness begins with a single push.
Villoso is a powerful new voice in fantasy.
S.
K.
Even if they despise her.
It does everything the middle book of a trilogy should with an uncommon degree of authorial skill, and is a thoroughly entertaining read in its own right.―
BookPage The stunning sequel to The Wolf of Oren-yaro where the queen of a divided land struggles to unite her people. - Nicholas Eames on The Wolf of Oren-yaro The Ikessar Falcon retains the excellent characterization and intrigue of The Wolf of Oren-yaro while expanding both its world and the plot at a head-spinning rate.
The Chronicles of the Bitch QueenThe Wolf of Oren-yaroThe Ikessar Falcon Intricate, intimate, and intensely plotted.
And a nation carved by a murderer can only be destined for war.
Her friends are few.
The price of failure is steep.
To save her land, Talyien must confront the myth others have built around her: Warlord Yeshin\'s daughter, symbol of peace, warrior and queen, and everything she could never be.
The road home beckons, strewn with a tangled web of deceit and impossible horrors that unearth the nation\'s true troubles - creatures from the dark, mad dragons, and men with hearts hungry for power.
Abandoned by her people, Queen Talyien\'s quest takes a turn for the worst as she stumbles upon a plot deeper and more sinister than she could have ever imagined, one that will displace her king and see her son dead. (Kameron Hurley) The spiral to madness begins with a single push.
Villoso is a powerful new voice in fantasy.
S.
K.
Even if they despise her. - Nicholas Eames on The Wolf of Oren-yaro The stunning sequel to The Wolf of Oren-yaro where the queen of a divided land struggles to unite her people.
Intricate, intimate, and intensely plotted
