The Empire of Nine Oaths: Season of Night

She watched her husband hang. The prince watched a criminal meet justice.

In the Empire of Drakandar, the people worship their emperor without question. As the emperor's health fails, Prince Erkki is thrust toward a throne he has spent his life preparing to inherit, determined to uphold the empire his father built.

Over the course of the year after her husband's execution, Kiira Lahti discovers that the empire's peace is built on fear, oppression and a carefully crafted system. Armed with li...