This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

Set in the city of Kair Toren, capital of the kingdom of Rellas, the story revolved around the power struggles of eight noble families, and it was so full of fantasy tropes, it would be clichéd except that the superb writing moved it right past stereotypical into classic. In the books, they came out during storms and were attracted to magic. She hissed. “Mordoks prey on small magical creatures and when they can’t get those, bats, mice, and small birds, and they need magic to survive, so the more magical the prey, the better. In the end, only the self-interest matters, and they will sacrifice everything they profess to love just to survive.