Invisible Assassin
Kerrion’s daughter, the infant Queen Kerra-Manu, has saved her kingdom from conquest, and her father has driven the Contara from her land. Blade’s wife, Chiana, is Regent, and the assassin and his queen are the enemy king’s prisoners, but the Queen’s Blade refuses to serve his foe. Not even imprisonment and the humiliation of the jailer’s whip will sway Blade, who defies Kerrion to force his hand.
Unless he slays the Cotti princes who plot against his queen, however, she will die. Blade does not believe that Kerrion loves Minna-Satu and saved her from the Queen’s Cup to wed her. Cotti Kings have many wives and concubines, and treat women as chattel.
Only the queen herself can convince him of the truth of her feelings and Kerrion’s, and then Cotti Princes will taste the assassin's blade to ensure her safety and win Blade’s freedom, but powerful men plot his demise and that of the infant queen. Blade returns to Jashimari and retires, but Kerrion’s half-brother, Prince Armin, hunts Blade down and attempts to force him to name Kerrion as his client.
The assassin would rather die than betray his Guild, however, whose laws forbid him from ever naming his true client. Once more, the fate of a kingdom and two queens rests in the hands of the Queen’s Blade.
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T. C. Southwell
T. C. Southwell was born in Sri Lanka and moved to the Seychelles with her family when she was a baby. She spent her formative years exploring the islands – mostly alone. Naturally, her imagination flourished and she developed a keen love of other worlds. The family travelled through Europe and Africa and, after the death of her father, settled in South Africa.
She started writing stories at school, filling many notebooks with tales penned in longhand. She has now written over thirty fantasy and sci-fi novels and five screenplays. Her hobbies include motorcycling, writing, reading and art, and she earns a living in the IT industry. She created all the images on this website and designed and created all the covers of her books.
The Queen's Blade
The Queen's Blade consists of six primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
