The Riyria Revelations -- Unlikely heroes, Classic adventure.
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They killed the king. They pinned it on two men.  They chose poorly.


Royce Melborn is a talented, albeit cynical thief. His partner, Hadrian Blackwater is a skilled mercenary. Together they make a profitable living as agents-for-hire to wealthy nobles --until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king.

And so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.

 A A puppet is crowned. The real heir remains hidden and two thieves will find the truth.

The War is coming. So to save her kingdom, Princess Arista will risk a desperate gamble. She defies her brother and hires arch-thieves Royce and Hadrian to perform a dangerous mission behind enemy lines.

What they discover will lead them to the ends of the world, on a journey rife with treachery, betrayal and buried secrets.

 A A forced wedding. A double execution.
Two thieves have other plans. 

The New Empire intends to mark its victory over the Nationalists with a bloody celebration. On the high holiday of Wintertide, their empress will be married against her will, then two alleged traitors will be publically executed. And if the new empress should suffer a fatal accident, the New Empire would be happy indeed...

There is just one problem -- master thieves Royce and Hadrian have finally found the Heir of Novron and they have holiday plans of their own.