The Foxglove King
The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
480 Pages
Publisher: Orbit Books, Orbit
Release Date: March 7023
Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy
Lore was working undercover looking for death dealers and poison runners in Dellaire. Her power to detect and raise the dead is in great demand. Her boss, Val, is a big dealer with power and position. She wants to eliminate the competition. On a job, she is running late. The guards had already changed, and her contact was not there. She should have known no good was going to happen. Chaos ensued and she raised a horse from the dead.
Lore is captured and delivered to HRM Sainted King August Arceneaux They are trying to convince her to work for them as a necromancer. If she refuses, she will be sent to the mines for hard labor. She agrees and she is assigned Gabriel, a disfigured man with a missing eye. He must retake his place back in court to work with Lore. Together they must find out if Bastian, King August’s son, is a traitor and trying to kill him.
The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. Lore is a great character, and you see her grow throughout the book. Gabriel is a broken man but gains confidence through Lore. If you like books fantasy books, you may enjoy this one.
