The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan is the first installment of the trilogy, blending gritty epic fantasy with a legal procedural. It follows Sir Konrad Vonvalt, a traveling magistrate who serves as investigator, judge, and executioner within the sprawling Sovan Empire. Plot Overview
The story begins as a murder mystery when Vonvalt, his clerk Helena Sedanka, and his taskman Dubine Bressinger arrive in the town of Galen's Vale to investigate the death of a noblewoman. This investigation quickly uncovers a vast political conspiracy involving religious fanatics and rebellious patricians who seek to dismantle the Order of Justices and challenge the Imperial throne. The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan Pdf