The Throne of Thorns (The Chronos Rot Book 2)

In a land without law, the only crown is made of thorns.England, 1140 AD. The kingdom is a frozen graveyard. For nineteen years, a brutal civil war known as "The Anarchy" has torn the earth apart as Empress Matilda and King Stephen fight for a throne that rests on a mountain of bones. Every castle is a jagged tooth biting into a leaden sky, and the air tastes of iron and wet fur.Elias is a knight who has lost everything but his shadow. Disgraced and hunted, he moves through the frozen mud of the countryside. But Elias carries a secret more dangerous than any sword: his shadow is a snarling, multi-headed beast that hungers for the very chaos that surrounds him.The Iron Queen is coming.Empress Matilda has fused her soul with the cold stone of her unlicensed "adulterine" fortresses. She does not want a kingdom; she wants a "Frozen Peace" where the peasantry are the mortar between her stones.When Elias is tasked with smuggling a child—the "True Spark"—through a tunnel of human ribs, he realizes the boy’s life is the only thing standing between England and an eternal, frozen winter. To save the future, Elias must unleash the beast in his shadow and tear down the throne of thorns."The Throne of Thorns" is a gritty, visceral reimagining of English history, blending the political betrayal of "Game of Thrones" with the cosmic dread of H.P. Lovecraft. Read more