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Martell, Nick,

The kingdom of liars / Nick Martell. - London : Gollancz, 2020. - 596 pages ; 24 cm. - Legacy of the mercenary king 1 . - Legacy of the mercenary king ; bk. 1 . - Martell, Nick, author. Legacy of the mercenary king ; bk. 1. .

"Some things run in families. Like magic, betrayal, and murder..." -- Cover.

In this brilliant debut fantasy, a story of secrets, rebellion, and murder are shattering the Hollows, where magic costs memory to use, and only the son of the kingdom's despised traitor holds the truth. Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king's nine-year-old son, by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on Michael lives a hardscrabble life, with his sister Gwen, performing crimes with his friends against minor royals in a weak attempt at striking back at the world that rejects him and his family. In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, Michael knows something is there in the hot white emptiness of his mind. So when the opportunity arrives to get folded back into court, via the most politically dangerous member of the kingdom's royal council, Michael takes it, desperate to find a way back to his past. He discovers a royal family that is spiraling into a self-serving dictatorship as gun-wielding rebels clash against magically trained militia. What the truth holds is a set of shocking revelations that will completely change the Hollows, if Michael and his friends and family can survive long enough to see it.

ISBN: 9781473225626 (paperback) 1473225620 (paperback) 9781473225619 1473225612

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC034253 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019735918 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Betrayal--Fiction
Murder--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Kings and rulers--Fiction
Exile (Punishment)--Fiction.
Revolutions--Fiction.
Traitors--Fiction.
Memory--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Dictatorship--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction

Dewey Class. No.: 813.6