Helena, now an older woman, is recounting Vonvalt’s story. They are respected and feared in equal measure.įirstly, this story is not narrated, quite surprisingly, by Vonvalt himself but by his clerk, Helena Sedanka. Effectively, Justices are complicated roles that curtail the need for judge, jury or executioner – their remit encompasses all three and on top of extensive knowledge of the law they are wielders of arcane knowledge that gives them uncommon powers. Vonvalt is an Emperor’s Justice, which basically means he travels the country, investigating crimes and delivering swift justice. I loved the choice of narrator, the world is developed with (more than likely) deceptive ease, the murder mystery is intriguing and more complex than first meets the eye and, well, put simply, it just won me over so easily and quickly.īy way of a quick synopsis – this is the story of Justice Konrad Vonvalt. As it happens I’m glad I threw my slight reservations out the window because moody or not this story compelled me to keep turning the pages.
I was in two minds about requesting this one, mainly because I’m trying to be more reasonable (not always with success) about my book requests but also because I wasn’t sure about whether my mood was in the right place for this particular story. I was very pleasantly surprised by The Justice of Kings. My Five Word TL:DR Review : Very impressive start to series
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