The Queen's Tower

A meeting between neighbouring regents, in the kingdom of Myrcia, serves as setting of this political intrigue. Rulers, crown princes, bastards, sorcerers, ladies-in-waiting, mining engineers all arrive in town, each with their own hidden intentions, guided by ambition or traitorous and romantic backstories.. In the middle of it all, locked away in a tower for the last 17 years, is a queen who's been going a bit stir-crazy...

The first of many, and you can appreciate the layering of rich history, customs and characters that's woven into this fantasy verse. There's an exciting whodunit that keeps you guessing, and a great tragedy to the ending that brings the plot to a nice full circle.

The fantasy was very light on fantasy, which I appreciated :)