A death in the royal family.
A legendary duellist wrongly accused of murder.
After twenty years of loyal service in the refined Villanese court, Belasko thought he was beyond intrigues and machinations. But the grief-stricken King wants blood and when a malicious Inquisitor presents him as the guilty party, Belasko discovers he is expendable. His options are clear... find the real killer or satisfy the royal bloodlust.
With the forces of the palace mobilised against him he is thrust into the city's bleak underbelly and must fight to discover the truth. With betrayal around every corner he must form unlikely alliances. Can the veteran warrior survive long enough to prove his innocence?
Join Belasko on a gritty fantasy adventure as he hunts the true killer, from courtly intrigue to the depths of the city's criminal underworld, and learns the true meaning ofThe Swordsman's Lament.