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The Scour

Pages
145
Published
2025
Language
English

Synopsis

Fifteen years before the events of The Justice of Kings, two justices, Vonvalt and Bressinger, are called to investigate the imprisonment of a fellow justice. This dark fantasy novella blends mystery and horror as they delve into a case that hints at deeper conspiracies.

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About the author

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Richard Swan

Richard Swan is a British fantasy author, born in North Yorkshire, England. Before writing full time he trained as a barrister and worked for a decade as a commercial litigator in London. His debut novel, The Justice of Kings (2022), the first book in the Empire of the Wolf trilogy, became a Sunday Times bestseller and has been translated into multiple languages; the trilogy continued with The Tyranny of Faith and The Trials of Empire. He returned to the same world with The Great Silence trilogy...

Characters

VonvaltProtagonist
BressingerProtagonist
All characters in The Scour