A review by nclcaitlin
Conspiracy by A.C. Cobble

3.25

Truth was a weak thing. The only power it had was the power your granted it, and in this place, the librarian held all of the power.

The House of Wahrheit had ruled as peacefully as a kingdom built on the strength of arms, steel, and magic could be ruled. 

But now the king was dead. The landgraves, the rulers of the five provinces that had been brought together, were eyeing each other like a pack of dogs circling one thick, juicy cut of meat.

It is a race to find someone to put on the throne as Assasin’s circle, opposing nations invade, and landgraves make greedy, bloody land grabs. 

"Tell me if I have it right. The king is dead, and you need a new one?

Seems straightforward enough. But he has no heir. A problem, I agree.

And for some reason, you've decided that his heir should be... me? That's insanity, obviously, but for the sake of argument, I'll leave it for now.

The conspirators involved in this plot are the two of you, a single dragon knight, a peasant, and a possible wizard who does not do magic?“

Our main characters include:

Ulrik: classic village boy who loses everything during a raid who then joins the army. 

Countess Ursula Marchand who is rescued from her home during an invasion from a warring kingdom. Everyone she knows is dead.

Then we have a honourable dragon rider, a magical artifice archived who just wants to be left alone and get her work done, a quick-talking spy, and a mysterious wizard. 

“You want stakes? Everything we know and love depends on this vote.”

“Right," declared Gerhard. "I'm awake now. Noah, forget the coffee. Make it two bottles of wine."

Despite this being fairly classic fantasy-esque in its predictable troupes; the prose is witty and modern, the characters keep you on your toes, and the inclusion of fae who are on the sidelines but everyone knows never to deal with them - creates an interesting story. 

However, ultimately, I feel I have read this sort of story before and I am craving something extremely unique. 

The problem of reading a book a day…