Este autor crea fantasía épica centrada en los personajes, cargada de horror, angustia y relaciones frustrantemente enredadas. Su obra explora los aspectos más oscuros de la psique humana y las complejidades de la conexión dentro de expansos reinos fantásticos. Los lectores pueden esperar narrativas cautivadoras que combinan una profunda exploración psicológica con tramas apasionantes.
In a world where blood magic is considered a form of cheating, the protagonist grapples with the moral implications of their powers. As they navigate a society that shuns their abilities, they must confront their own beliefs and the consequences of using such magic. The story explores themes of identity, power, and the struggle for acceptance, as the character seeks to understand the true nature of their gifts and the impact on those around them.
Struggling with her identity, Rosha is caught between the expectations of her privileged upbringing and the harsh realities of being seen as an outsider. Her classmates view her as a charity case, while her father uses her magical abilities as a status symbol among his peers. Navigating the complexities of social status and personal worth, Rosha faces the challenge of proving her capabilities in a world that dismisses her potential due to her background.
The stunning finale to the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen trilogy where the queen of a divided land must unite her people against the enemies who threaten to tear her country apart. Queen Talyien is finally home, but dangers she never imagined await her in the shadowed halls of her father's castle. War is on the horizon. Her son has been stolen from her, her warlords despise her and, across the sea, a cursed prince threatens her nation with invasion in order to win her hand. Worse yet, her father's ancient secrets are dangerous enough to bring Jin-Sayeng to ruin. Dark magic tears rifts in the sky, preparing to rain down madness, chaos, and the possibility of setting her nation aflame. Bearing the brunt of the past and uncertain about her future, Talyien will need to decide between fleeing her shadows or embracing them before the whole world becomes an inferno. Praise for the series: 'K. S. Villoso is a powerful new voice in fantasy' Kameron Hurley 'An action-packed plot and deep, vivid world-building' Melissa Caruso 'Intricate, intimate and intensely plotted' Nicholas Eames
The Bitch Queen returns in The Ikessar Falcon, the action-packed sequel to K. S. Villoso's acclaimed fantasy debut, The Wolf of Oren-Yaro. Abandoned by her people, Queen Talyien's quest takes a turn for the worse as she stumbles upon a plot deeper and more sinister than she could have ever imagined, one that will displace her king and see her son dead. The road home beckons, strewn with a tangled web of deceit and unimaginable horrors - creatures from the dark, mad dragons and men with hearts hungry for power. To save her land, Talyien must confront the myth others have built around her: Warlord Yeshin's daughter, symbol of peace, warrior and queen and everything she could never be. The price for failure is steep. Her friends are few. And a nation carved by a murderer can only be destined for war. Praise for the series: 'A powerful new voice in epic fantasy' Kameron Hurley 'Intricate, intimate and intensely plotted' Nicholas Eames 'An action-packed plot and deep, vivid world-building' Melissa Caruso
A queen of a divided land must unite her people, even if they hate her, even if it means stopping a ruin that she helped create. A debut epic fantasy from an exciting new voice. 'They called me the Bitch Queen, the she-wolf, because I murdered a man and exiled my king the night before they crowned me.' Born under the crumbling towers of Oren-yaro, Queen Talyien was the shining jewel and legacy of the bloody War of the Wolves, which nearly tore her nation apart. But her arranged marriage with the son of a rival clan should herald peaceful days to come. However, her fiancé's sudden departure before their reign begins puts a quick end to those dreams, and the kingdom is fractured beyond repair. Years later, Talyien receives a message, one that will send her across the sea. What's meant to be an effort at reconciling the past becomes an assassination attempt. Stranded in a land she doesn't know, with no idea whom she can trust, Talyien will have to embrace her namesake. A wolf of Oren-yaro is not tamed.
The Agartes Epilogues Complete Trilogy
GRR Martin meets M.Night Shyamalan: a tale that combines the rich political and cultural landscape of epic fantasy with slow-creeping horrors and mysteries, told from the POV of three minor characters: a run-down mercenary, a merchant, and a seamstress. The trilogy emphasizes their personal quests as they weave through a traditional fantasy plot of heroes old and new, conflict, revenge, and lost kingdoms. At the crux of it all: a creature of legend, a witch's beast, whose possession promises enough power to bring the continent to its knees.