The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan book cover

The Justice of Kings

by Richard Swan

Our rating

Spice 0/5 Darkness 3/5

Spice: none. Darkness: dark.

Sir Konrad Vonvalt is a travelling Justice, judge, jury and executioner with the power to make people tell the truth. His clerk Helena narrates as a murder in a backwater town turns into a conspiracy. A legal procedural that keeps getting grimmer.

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Is The Justice of Kings spicy?

No. The Justice of Kings has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.

How dark is The Justice of Kings?

We rate The Justice of Kings 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, murder, torture, war. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read Empire of the Wolf in order?

The Justice of Kings is book 1 of Empire of the Wolf, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 4 content warnings for The Justice of Kings
  • Graphic violence
  • Murder
  • Torture
  • War

These are our own notes, not a complete list. If something matters a lot to you, check reviews too.

Details

Series
Empire of the Wolf, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
432
First published
2022
Genre
Dark Fantasy

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