The Justice of Kings

I loved this. A gritty look at the importance of justice and how difficult it is to not have bias when taking judgement, how power corrupts. In many ways this seems especially pertinent when considering the erosion of rights in part of the world and the use of power to control the idea of justice. In The Justice of Kings we follow the apprentice of a Magister as they do their rounds in a kingdom. At the outset of the book the Magisters are the ultimate power, the arbiters of law based on a presumption of neutrality and justice. The throne has other centers of power that resent this and it is machinations around this that form the main plot of the book.

The ethical and moral questions asked in the book are intriguing and well followed through. The fallibility of people is a reason why perfect justice does not exist and this is explored in depth here - despite our main characters desire for justice and the respect they hold the law in, you cannot help but empathize with the challenges they face in upholding the principles the espouse.

I was probably the new series I was most anticipating so far this year and it has not disappointed in its opening novel. I really do look forward to where this goes!