The Blood Knight (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Book 3)

About “The Blood Knight (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Book 3)”

Greg Keyes's third novel in his epic saga follows the royal family's struggle against treachery and dark magic. The Briar King has awakened, spreading destruction, and young princess Anne Dare is seen as the world's only hope. She is hunted by the usurper Robert, who has returned from the grave and opened a gateway for sinister sorcery. Anne must grow from a girl to a queen and lead an army to reclaim her kingdom. A mysterious assassin, skilled in the deadly fencing style of dessrata, stalks her, making her journey even more dangerous. Her companions, including the royal holter Aspar White and the monk Stephen Darige, are on separate paths deep within a maze of myth and magic. Meanwhile, Anne's mother, Queen Muriele, is a prisoner of Robert and must navigate his schemes while being used as a weapon against her daughter.