Kalyna the Cutthroat (Failures of Four Kingdoms)

Radiant Basket of Rainbow Shells is a Loashti scholar living abroad in Quruscan to study. Radiant’s safe and comfortable existence as a welcome guest came to a crashing end when his traveling papers were revoked. Now, as an outsider on the run, Radiant needs protection and a new home. Radiant meets Dagmar, a skilled fighter and sometimes bodyguard. Dagmar introduces Radiant to Kalyna, whose talents go beyond faking her way as a soothsayer. Together, they fight against the oppressive fear of outsiders. She will need to be ruthless and cunning if they want to succeed. Kalyna will have to be cutthroat.

Kalyna the Cutthroat is book two in Elijah Kinch Spector’s Failures of Four Kingdom series. Even though this novel is part of a series, this exciting story works well as a stand-alone novel. With Spector shifting the narrator for this tale, this book could be read before the first book without the story losing any of the meaning or punch. In this turmoil political time we find ourselves in, Spector fights back against the fear and hatred that is so common. Readers looking for a champion who will stand for the rights of those left behind will find a fighting spirit in Kalyna the Cutthroat.