The Queen Of Lies (architects Of The Grand Design) (volume 1)

Maddox is a mage with dreams of immortality and a drinking problem. Heath is a faithless priest working as an assassin for hire, paired with a sentient sword. Jessa, the last daughter in a long line of Thrycean tyrants, is a timid young woman seeking to escape her domineering mother, Satryn. Rivern, the greatest city in the Protectorate, is a place of arcane magic and mechanical wonders that has stood for five hundred years as a bulwark against the tyrannical Stormlords of Thrycea. But Riven's strong foundation is beginning to crack. People are dying in their sleep, the dead are walking the streets, refugees are flooding the city, and a mysterious Harbinger has returned with dire omens that could mean the end of the Protectorate. Murder, magic and politics create a menacing tangle that the three must resolve before the Protectorate is crushed. But first they must save each other. Edit : e Formats : AZW3, EPUB, ORIGINAL_AZW3, ORIGINAL_EPUB Genre : Mystery Q : R The Cataclysmic Long Night Has Ended, With Humanity Slowly Recovering From The Madness-inducing Rule Of Harrowers. Out Of The Ruin Of The Old Empires Rise Two New Powers-the Democratic Protectorate Of Free Cities And The Dominance Of Thrycea, Ruled By A Dynasty Of Tyrants Known As Storm Lords. Between The Two Lies A Buffer Zone Of Provincial Kingdoms, Where The Powerful Nations Fight Out Their Differences. And In The Shadows, Defeated But Not Destroyed, The Harrowers Lurk. In Rivern, The Westernmost City In The Protectorate, Three Unlikely Individuals Stumble Into A Complicated Plot Of Murder, Magic, And Politics. One Is A Storm Lord, A Young Woman Seeking An Arranged Marriage To Save Her Kingdom. Another Is A Healer Turned Assassin, Whose Partner Is An Intelligent Sword. And The Third Is An Alcoholic Wizard, Who May Have Accidentally Unlocked The Key To Ultimate Power And Immortality. Three Damaged, Flawed Individuals Face A Plot To Wipe Rivern Off The Map. Alone They Have Little To Recommend Them. Together They Might Just Be Able To Win Out Against The Manipulative Scheming Of The Queen Of Lies.