SILVER BOUNTY

The crew of the Royal Rose returns to face higher stakes and even bigger betrayals.

Time is a precious commodity for romantic partners and friends Arn and Emme. With a bounty on their heads, an oathbinding to kill a king, Emme’s grief over the apparent drowning death of her brother, Emric, as well as her increasingly debilitating illness to contend with, the duo must place their trust in the hands of old and new foes—and face the consequences when they are inevitably betrayed. Meanwhile, Emric in fact survived his near-death experience and is now reunited with Arabella the Ruthless, the mother he and his sister thought long dead. But they are trapped on a cursed island, and their only way out is to sacrifice a part of themselves. As the two storylines slowly converge, Emme, Arn, and Emric will face their greatest challenges yet as they share the narration of this follow-up to Oathbound (2022). This entry matches its predecessor’s twists and turns while maintaining the emotional gravitas. The story brims with magic, political intrigue, untold sacrifices, and backstabbing pirates. Despite the uneven pacing between a meandering first half and a fast and furious finale, the tale coalesces before coming to a satisfyingly open ending that leaves its protagonists at crossroads. In a fantasy-diverse world, Emme is dark-skinned, and Arn is pale-skinned.

An ultimately satisfying sequel.