Cover of The Capital

The Capital

A.H. Lee

The Knight and the Necromancer #1

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A knight sworn to hunt necromancers falls for one — and now they must save the realm together.

Content Warnings
violence/gore

Description

"It's a classic fairytale: Knight meets necromancer. They argue. The fight. They... make out? Roland is the premier knight of the realm, leading troops in a bloody war. Sairis is a necromancer with a price on his head, eking out a lonely existence. When they meet under false pretenses, their mutual fascination is obvious. But can their attraction survive the revelation of their identities? Knights have hunted Sairis all his life, and Roland has been taught since childhood that necromancers are inhuman monster. When they are targeted by a sorcerous attack, Roland and Sairis will have to work together to survive. If they can't sort out their feelings for each other, the entire realm may fall"--Page 4 of cover.

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