The Legacy of the Mercenary King: The Kingdom of Liars : A Novel (Series #1) (Hardcover)
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The Legacy of the Mercenary King: The Kingdom of Liars : A Novel (Series #1) (Hardcover)

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In this brilliant debut fantasy, a story of secrets, rebellion, and murder are shattering the Hollows, where magic costs memory to use, and only the son of the kingdom’s despised traitor holds the truth.

Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son, by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on Michael lives a hardscrabble life, with his sister Gwen, performing crimes with his friends against minor royals in a weak attempt at striking back at the world that rejects him and his family.

In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, Michael knows something is there in the hot white emptiness of his mind. So when the opportunity arrives to get folded back into court, via the most politically dangerous member of the kingdom’s royal council, Michael takes it, desperate to find a way back to his past. He discovers a royal family that is spiraling into a self-serving dictatorship as gun-wielding rebels clash against magically trained militia.

What the truth holds is a set of shocking revelations that will completely change the Hollows, if Michael and his friends and family can survive long enough to see it.
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Jun 24, 2020
lurkykitty
4 out of 5 stars review

An intriguing start to a new fantasy series

The Kingdom of Liars is set in the Kingdom of Hollow, on a world with two moons, one of which is disintegrating. Its chunks sometimes fall and wreak havoc on Hollow. The setting feels like a medieval society with a castle and city states, except there are guns, unusual in epic fantasy. Michael Kingman comes from a family that was once renowned and close to the Royals, until his father was arrested and executed for the murder of the Kings 9 year-old son, ten years earlier. Michaels family has fallen and he survives through scamming minor nobles. He is missing a lot of early memories, and the story mainly revolves around Michael trying to find out whether his father is innocent or guilty. There are many interesting characters in this corrupt and unstable Kingdom. The magic system is fascinating. Using magic can wipe out your own memories, especially if done without training, and the magic of some involves wiping out the memories of others. It makes for interesting plot twists and unreliable narrators. I really liked this book. The last half of the book just flew by. I will be looking out for the next one in the series.

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Aug 27, 2020
Breywar
4 out of 5 stars review

A really long but good novel!

Im extremely impressed by this book, I was sucked in since the first page, and it honestly didnt let up on the suspense or action. Its a really well built and described fantasy world that you get pulled into! The characters were extremely engaging and told the story well, the authors writing style is definitely one I enjoyed. Some things that people might be annoyed about are the extreme bits of dialogue, theres a lot of scenes that are strictly talking, I dont mind it. Its more of a tell sequence than a show, but theyre done extremely well and pull you right in. Another thing that might be a con is the length of the book, its a little over 600 pages, so for some people that might be a lot, i however like big books, especially if I like the world its set, its more time spent in that fantasy world. Really well done novel!

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