K. S. Villoso – författare

''Intimate and epic'' Evan Winter ''An action-packed plot and deep, vivid world-building'' Melissa Caruso''Intricate, intimate and intensely plotted'' Nicholas Eames ''They called me the Bitch Queen, the she-wolf, because I murdered a man and exiled my king the night before they crowned me.''Born under the towers of Oren-yaro, Queen Talyien inherited a deeply divided kingdom, devastated by years of war. Her marriage to the son of a rival clan was meant to herald peace, yet her fiancé disappeared before their reign could even begin. Now, years later, Talyien receives a message that will send her across on the sea. Yet what was meant as an effort to reconcile the past leaves her stranded in a land she doesn''t know, with assassins at her back and no idea who she can trust. If Talyien is to survive, she must embrace her namesake. A wolf of Oren-yaro is not tamed.Further praise for The Wolf of Oren-Yaro: ''Deeply compelling and wonderfully entertaining'' Josiah Bancroft ''A powerful new voice in epic fantasy'' Kameron Hurley ''[A] remarkable tale of non-stop tension, action and betrayal'' Publishers Weekly (starred review) ''Balanced on a blade''s edge between intrigue and action'' Gareth Hanrahan

The Bitch Queen returns in The Ikessar Falcon, the action-packed sequel to K. S. Villoso''s acclaimed fantasy debut, The Wolf of Oren-Yaro.

Abandoned by her people, Queen Talyien''s quest takes a turn for the worse as she stumbles upon a plot deeper and more sinister than she could have ever imagined, one that will displace her king and see her son dead. The road home beckons, strewn with a tangled web of deceit and unimaginable horrors - creatures from the dark, mad dragons and men with hearts hungry for power.

To save her land, Talyien must confront the myth others have built around her: Warlord Yeshin''s daughter, symbol of peace, warrior and queen and everything she could never be.

The price for failure is steep. Her friends are few. And a nation carved by a murderer can only be destined for war.

Praise for the series:

''A powerful new voice in epic fantasy'' Kameron Hurley

''Intricate, intimate and intensely plotted'' Nicholas Eames

''An action-packed plot and deep, vivid world-building'' Melissa Caruso

The stunning finale to the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen trilogy where the queen of a divided land must unite her people against the enemies who threaten to tear her country apart. Queen Talyien is finally home, but dangers she never imagined await her in the shadowed halls of her father''s castle.War is on the horizon. Her son has been stolen from her, her warlords despise her and, across the sea, a cursed prince threatens her nation with invasion in order to win her hand. Worse yet, her father''s ancient secrets are dangerous enough to bring Jin-Sayeng to ruin. Dark magic tears rifts in the sky, preparing to rain down madness, chaos, and the possibility of setting her nation aflame.Bearing the brunt of the past and uncertain about her future, Talyien will need to decide between fleeing her shadows or embracing them before the whole world becomes an inferno.Praise for the series:''K. S. Villoso is a powerful new voice in fantasy'' Kameron Hurley ''An action-packed plot and deep, vivid world-building'' Melissa Caruso''Intricate, intimate and intensely plotted'' Nicholas Eames