The Raven Scholar

From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar,a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intriguecutthroat competitionand one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth. Let us fly now to the empire of Orrunwhere after twenty-four years of peaceBersun the Brusque must end his reign. In the dizzying heat of mid-summerseven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriorsthinkersstrategists–the best of the best. Then one of them is murdered. It falls to Neema Kraathe emperor’s brilliantidiosyncratic High Scholarto find the killer before the trials end. To do soshe must untangle a web of deadly secrets that stretches back generationsall while competing against six warriors with their own dark histories and fierce ambitions. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in. If she succeedsshe will win the throne. If she failsdeath awaits her. But we won’t let that happen. We are the Ravenand we are magnificent.