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The Cracked Throne
Sequel to The Skewed Throne

by Joshua Palmatier



      The Cracked Throne is Palmatier’s sequel to his debut novel, The Skewed Throne. In this time, the city of Amenkor is in danger. The Mistress of the Skewed Throne, Eryn, is dangerously close to becoming insane. It is the throne itself that is driving her mad. Therefore, a Seeker, named Varis, has been convinced that she must kill Eryn, to save Amenkor. Seekers are assassins and bodyguards for the Mistress. Little does she know, Eryn is behind the attempt on her own life. She wants Varis to replace her as Mistress. Amenkor has been sliding in a downward spiral, since the White Fire had swept through six years before. Things got worse when a merchant named Alendor schemed to take control of the food supplies. Varis was supposed to kill him, but she missed. Alendor burned the warehouse district and disappeared.

Now, Amenkor has very little food to get the city through the winter. And Eryn has blockaded the harbor, leaving Amenkor with no way to import more supplies. She must be removed from the Skewed Throne, if Amenkor is to survive.

But Eryn’s plan did not include her death. Instead, she forced Varis to take the throne, to become Mistress of Amenkor. Now, with her sanity restored, she and Varis must work together to save the city from starvation.

The Cracked Throne is a well-written fantasy of sorcery gone wrong, mistakes made that proved fatal to some, but not those who made the errors in judgement. Varis needs more than just the magic that Eryn calls the Sight to unravel the mystery of the vision she had of the city being attacked from the sea. Can the seventeen-year-old Mistress learn to use her gift in time to save Amenkor? Read The Cracked Throne, and enjoy a sequel that can also stand alone.

The Book

Daw
November 7, 2006
Hardcover
0-7564-0403-7
Fantasy
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Excerpt
NOTE: Contains violence, foul language

The Reviewer

Jo Rogers
Reviewed 2006
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