Anji Kills a King

An unlikely assassin struggles to escape a legendary bounty hunter in this breakneck fantasy debut that will grab you by the throatΓÇöperfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie,R.F. Kuangand Christopher Buehlman. She killed for a cause. Will she die for it too? Anji works as a castle servantcleaning laundry for a king she hates. So when a rare opportunity presents itselfshe seizes the chance to cut his throat. Then she runs for her life. In her wakethe kingdom is thrown into disarraywhile a bounty bigger than anyone could imagine lands on her head. On her heels are the fabled mercenaries of the Menageriewhose animal-shaped masks are magical relics rumored to give them superhuman powers. ItΓÇÖs the Hawk who finds Anji first: a surlyaging swordswoman who has her own reasons for keeping Anji alive and out of the hands of her fellow bounty huntersif only long enough to collect the reward herself. With the rest of the Menagerie on their trailso begins an alliance as tenuous as it is temporaryΓÇöand a race against death that will decide AnjiΓÇÖs fateand may change the course of a kingdom.