The Trials of Empire - Richard Swan

The third novel in Richard Swan's acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy triumphantly concludes the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's Justice - a detective, judge and executioner all in one. n THE TIME OF JUDGEMENT IS AT HAND n n The Empire of the Wolf is on its knees, but there's life in the great beast yet. n n To save it, Sir Konrad Vonvalt and Helena must look beyond its borders for allies - to the wolfmen of the southern plains, and the pagan clans in the north.

But old grievances run deep, and both factions would benefit from the fall of Sova. n n Even these allies might not be enough. Their enemy, the zealot Bartholomew Claver, wields infernal powers bestowed on him by a mysterious demonic patron.

If Vonvalt and Helena are to stand against him, they will need friends on both sides of the mortal plane--but such allegiances carry a heavy price. n n As the battlelines are drawn in both Sova and the afterlife, the final reckoning draws close. Here, at the beating heart of the Empire, the two-headed wolf will be reborn in a blaze of justice .

. . or crushed beneath the shadow of tyranny.

n n Also by Richard Swan: n nThe Empire of the Wolf n The Justice of Kings n The Tyranny of Faith n The Trials of Empiren