The Trials of Empire - Richard Swan Geraldine Brooks The life of a courtesan

The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glittering

as she has been forever touched by Life and Death

a deeply funny and deeply moving exploration of identity

When Alex Easton

I was to wed a Lord of my parents’ choosing

The Trials of Empire - Richard Swan Geraldine Brooks The life of a courtesanThe third novel in an epic fantasy trilogy, which follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperors Justice a detective, judge and executioner all in one. THE TIME OF JUDGEMENT IS AT HAND The Empire of the Wolf is on its knees, but there's life in the great beast yet. To save it, Sir Konrad Vonvalt and Helena must look beyond its borders for allies to the wolfmen of the southern plains, and the pagan clans in the north. But old grievances run deep,