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A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await. But dark days are coming. A mysterious plague has broken out in the pagan kingdoms to the north, while in the south, the Empire's proxy war in the lands of the wolfmen is weeks away from total collapse. Worse still is the message brought to the Empress by two heretic monks, who claim to have lost contact with the spirits of the afterlife.

The Empire of the Wolf simmers with unrest. Rebels, heretics and powerful patricians all challenge the power of the imperial throne. Only the Order of Justices stands in the way of chaos. Sir Konrad Vonvalt is the most feared Justice of all, upholding the law by way of his sharp mind, arcane powers and skill as a swordsman. At his side stands Helena Sedanka, his clerk and protégé, orphaned by the wars that forged the empire.

The Battle of Galen's Vale is over, but the war for the Empire's future has just begun. Concerned by rumours that the Magistratum's authority is waning, Sir Konrad Vonvalt returns to Sova to find the capital city gripped by intrigue and whispers of rebellion. In the Senate, patricians speak openly against the Emperor, while fanatics preach holy vengeance on the streets.

The Empire of the Wolf is on its knees, but there's life in the great beast yet. To save it, Sir Konrad Vonvalt and Helena must look beyond its borders for allies - to the wolfmen of the southern plains, and the pagan clans in the north. But old grievances run deep, and both factions would benefit from the fall of Sova. Even these allies might not be enough. Their enemy, the zealot Bartholomew Claver, wields infernal powers bestowed on him by a mysterious demonic patron.

The true horror of the Great Silence has been revealed. As nation after nation succumbs to the mind-plague and Sova scrambles to enlist help from across the globe, Ambassador Renata Rainer has been given a simple task: save the world. While she travels to the Principality of Casimir to enlist the help of the Empire's oldest enemy, Lieutenant Peter Kleist returns to the haunted forests of the New East to search for ancient answers - and finally confront the terrible fate that awaits him.

Come giudice dell'imperatore, sir Konrad Vonvalt ha sempre l'ultima parola. Il suo dovere è quello di attuare la legge dell'Impero utilizzando qualsiasi strumento a sua disposizione: la lama, gli arcani segreti tramandati da un giudice all'altro o il patrimonio di conoscenze sulla legislazione imperiale. A mano a mano che il caso si complica, Vonvalt inizia a dipanare una cospirazione che ha lo scopo di sopprimere l'autorità dei giudici una volta per tutte affinché il caos e l'anarchia dilaghino nell'Impero.

Eine düstere Macht bedroht Recht und Gesetz. Im zweiten Band der epischen High-Fantasy-Reihe "Die Chroniken von Sova" zieht die Gruppe um Richter Konrad Vonvalt in die Hauptstadt Sova. Dort informiert der Kaiser persönlich Vonvalt darüber, dass das Oberhaupt des Richterordens ebenfalls zu den Verschwörern gehört, die das Reich bedrohen. Vonvalt soll die Leitung des Ordens übernehmen und dessen uraltes Magiewissen schützen. Bereits auf dem Weg nach Sova wurde er jedoch von einer mysteriösen Krankheit befallen.

Der Auftakt einer epischen neuen Fantasy-Saga. Im Reich des Wolfes gärt es. Rebellen und mächtige Patrizier gefährden die Macht des kaiserlichen Throns. Nur der Orden der Richter stellt sich dem Chaos entgegen. Sir Konrad Vonvalt ist der gefürchtetste von ihnen, der gemeinsam mit seiner Schreiberin Helena und seinem Vollstrecker Bressinger Recht und Gesetz vertritt. Als die drei den Mord an einer Adeligen untersuchen, kommen sie einer Verschwörung auf die Spur, die bis in die Spitze der kaiserlichen Gesellschaft reicht.