The element of fire

by Martha Wells

“The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious court intrigues. It falls to Thomas Boniface, Captain of the Queen’s Guard and Ravenna’s former lover, to sort out who is friend, who is foe in a deadly game to keep the Dowager Queen and the kingdom she loves from harm. But is one man’s steel enough to counter all the magic of fayre?” - (stand-alone novel set in Ile-Rien) - from MarthaWells.com.