Blackhand — Sommer Nectarhoff

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The Shattered Kingdom is broken, and the Hourglass Isles are no exception. They've been embroiled in war for a thousand years, ever since the First King's failed attempt to unite them. House Sand, one of the two noble families vying for power over the isles, has secured an unprecedented marriage for its eldest prince at the Brownstone of West-Isle, one that if consummated would confer them a significant advantage over their age-long adversary, House Glass.
Heath has just landed at the castle with his liege, who is among the favorites to win the tournament before the ceremony. But when an unnamed knight in black begins to brutally defeat all comers in the jousts it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems at the Brownstone.
Blackhand, the first of the three Hourglass Novellas, puts Heath at the foremost front of an ageless war. Iron will clash and blood will spill, and no night will ever pass in perfect silence.