For the Killing of Kings

Howard Andrew Jones’ powerful world-building brings this epic fantasy to life in For The Killing of Kings,the first book of his new adventure-filled trilogy. Their peace was a fragile thingbut it had endured for seven yearsmostly because the people of Darassus and the king of the Naor hordes believed his doom was foretold upon the edge of the great sword hung in the hall of champions. Unruly Naor clans might raid across the borderbut the king himself would never lead his people to war so long as the blade remained in the hands of his enemies. But when squire ElenaiΓÇÖs aging mentor uncovers evidence that the sword in their hall is a forgery sheΓÇÖs forced to flee Darassus for her lifeher only ally the recklessdisillusioned Kyrkenall the archer. Framed for murder and treasonpursued by the greatest heroes of the realmthey race to recover the real swordonly to stumble into a conspiracy that leads all the way back to the Darassan queen and her secretive advisors. They must find a way to clear their names and set things rightall while dodging friends determined to kill them ΓÇô and the Naor hordesinvading at last with a new and deadly weapon.