Gentleman. Ladykiller. Assassin. Spy.
King Ember has a secret weapon. His name is Killian Lord. He’s the king’s personal assassin, the only man in Alba permitted to kill outside the bounds of chivalry. And nobody does it better.
In The Magic Lantern, book 2 in the King’s Dark Blade series, the greatest knights of Alba are dying—not on the battlefield, but by suicide.
At the same time, Basil de Musa, an enigmatic stranger from a distant land, has the people of Alba mesmerized with a fiendishly clever new sorcery—the magic lantern, a device that can both record and play back images from life with perfect fidelity.
These two mysteries are connected, but how? King Ember sends Lord to investigate.
What Lord discovers is a plot that could bring down the whole kingdom. But to fight it, he must enter a web of lies, illusions and manipulation so insidious it may ultimately lead him to doubt his own sanity.
And the only thing more dangerous than a royal assassin is an assassin gone mad.
The Magic Lantern is a fast-paced fantasy adventure for fans of action, magic, and a hero who is both assassin and charmer. If you like epic fantasy and James Bond, you’ll love The Magic Lantern.
