A review by blackclaws_reads
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan

4.25

The justice of Kings is a captivating story of politic, justice, war and rebellion, mixing magical abilities and laws to the perfection. 

One of the strongest feature of this book, in my humble opinion, is how flawlessly the author blend the magical abilities to the legal system. Not everyone can use magic, but the representatives of the law, and only the highest rank. Strong powers, such as necromancy and others abilities, are at their disposal to keep this vast empire stable, but only their moral code keeps them from abusing their power. This aspect, in addition to the plot, that started as an ordinary murder mystery, but revealed itself as something a lot more layers, gave a really interesting twist to the story.  

The world building was also something I appreciated a lot. This is not a fantastic world where magic is abundant, there are no monsters or creatures, in fact, this world is very close to ours if you removed the magical abilities. But I loved the medieval Germany inspiration, all the landscapes and places were richly described, and perfectly fit the story. 

I really liked the first book, and will be reading the second soon to know where the story will leads our characters.