OLDER FICTION
Boecker, Virginia

The King Slayer

(4) YA After Elizabeth (The Witch Hunter) transfers her "stigma," the source of her power, to healer (and former enemy) John, she must find new ways to fight; an unlikely coalition of witches, rebels, and revenants help take on usurper king Blackwell. Boecker's blend of romance and magic is atmospheric, if lacking tension; some readers may find Malcolm's redemption (a rapist in the predecessor) disquieting.

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