Throne of Shadows

The king of the Wordanae lies on his deathbed. Soon his daughter Rasiniya will become the first queen of the kingdom in many centuries - and a target for those who seek to control her in the name of their own power. The most dangerous of them is Duke Orlanco, the Minister of Information and head of the secret police. And he knows a secret that will completely place the princess at his mercy.
But Rasiniya finds unexpected allies in the form of the war hero Janus bet Valnigh, who has returned to the capital, and his loyal subordinates, Captain Marcus d'Ivoire and Lieutenant Winter Igernglass. Marcus and Winter are trying to find their place in a house they thought they would never see again. They also help Janus and Rasiniya set in motion a chain of events capable of destroying Orlanco's tyrannical rule, even at the cost of plunging the kingdom into chaos. However, they are determined to defend the kingdom with all the forces at their disposal, whether real or magical.