Ryan Schuette

An End to Kings (A King Without a Crown, #2) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the highly anticipated conclusion to A Seat for the Rabble, former NPR reporter Ryan Schuette returns to Odma, a richly detailed world not unlike our own. Riven by social injustice, wealth inequality, and ancient magic, the Kingdom of Loran stands on the brink of war . . . and the bastard prince, Jason Warchild, means to save it. With an army of Cloudlanders at his back, Jason marches to the Kingstrials, where he must kill his rivalsincluding his zealot uncle, Shaddonto claim his father's crown and return peasants to power. But winning this deadly game will take more than martial skill and an army. If he fails to win all three Trials, he'll need the fractious Worthy Assembly to crown him directlyor he'll lose the kingdom, along with his head. As class anger festers, Jason's allies find themselves embattled. At the capital, Princess Lorana Eddenhold navigates her realm's troubled politics to stamp out plots against her half-brother, even as she dreads Prieslenne Edenia's return. In the west, Rathos Robswell risks his life to persuade the Loyal Company's firebrands to cease their infighting and see the bastard princealong with the dream of a just realmthrough a crucible of swords, dragons, and griffons. Only supernatural forces seem to see all ends. Accompanied by a sorcerer, Zuran races against time to confront the real evil . . . the one exploiting chaos in a kingless land. Praise for A Seat for the Rabble and An End to Kings "From its electric first pages, Schuette's epic adult fantasy debut grips with a rich, tense, multi-perspective story of a kingdom in unrest. . . . A journalist, [he] writes crisp, compelling scenes that demonstrate an understanding of power, conflicted loyalties, and the ways that historyboth ancient and recent, true and made uppowers contemporary conflicts." BookLife by Publishers Weekly (Grade: A) "Schuette's extensive world is an enticing one. Religion, class systems, and past events play large parts in the conflict. . . . Griffins fly; swords cleave; and the unsuspecting are sometimes slaughtered. . . . Yet the fighting and feuding are matched in such a way to keep the intriguing plot moving swiftly. The competing interests make for a curious, highly detailed, engrossing fantasy." Kirkus Reviews "Masterful storytelling and epic worldbuilding make this a must-read for fans of political fantasy. Ryan Schuette weaves a complex world of political intrigue, class conflict, and the pursuit of power in this enthralling epic fantasy." ALEXANDRIA DUCKSWORTH, Independent Book Review "If you like getting marooned in a book, so far removed from real life that there's no need for rescue, then A Seat for the Rabble was made for you! . . . [It's] a sumptuous feast for the mind." NICKY FLOWERS, Indies Today (Rating: ★★★★★)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ryan Schuette
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798988598657
• Artikelnr.: 72381168

Autorenporträt

Ryan Schuette is the author of A Seat for the Rabble, An End to Kings, and The Art of the Big Lie: Political Cartoons About the Fight for America's Soul. He's also authored a romance novel under his pseudonym.Before returning to fantasy fiction and art, Ryan wore a few hats. He's both illustrated and reported for National Public Radio and various trade publications, including DS News and MReport. He's also freelanced for Al Jazeera America. He lived and worked in Uganda as a 2008-2009 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and holds a master's degree from American University in Washington, D.C.Somewhere along the way, he also started a nonprofit and fair-trade lingerie company that operated in West and Central Africa, respectively. Many of his friends still wear safari-print boxers.Ryan lives in Texas, where he looks after his cat, Rusty.