Seeds of Betrayal — David B. Coe

Murder and Magic

The Forelands have had peace in the 900 years since the Qirsi Wars. But the stability of the seven kingdoms is shaken by the brutal murder of Lady Brienne of Kentigern, newly betrothed to Lord Tavis of Curgh. Tavis, blamed for the crime, has escaped Kentigern's dungeon and searches the Forelands for his love's killer, as the Qirsi, conspirators who murdered Brienne take their campaign of violence and deception to Aneira, Eibithar's hated neighbor, plunging that kingdom into turmoil. Now Tavis's search for redemption takes him to the stronghold of his realm's most bitter enemy.

For the first time in centuries, war threatens to engulf all the Forelands. And there are whispers of a new Qirsi threat. A Weaver, they say, is behind the deaths, the betrayals. Nobles who have depended on Qirsi ministers suddenly fear those they trust most. If the renegade Qirsi are, indeed, led by a Weaver, can this powerful sorcerer be found before he conquers the Forelands? And who wields magic potent enough to stop him?