Cantina Book Club

Sora is a kind and beautiful poison maiden and indentured servant to the Southern Count of Yusan. Royo is a broody muscle-for-hire, saving money to free an innocent man from prison. Euyn is an exiled Prince, constantly looking over his shoulder due to the high bounty on his head. Mikail is the royal spymaster, a highly trained swordsman, and Euyn’s former lover. Aeri is a street-level thief with a quirky personality. What do these five people have in common? They’ve all been hired to accomplish the impossible – kill the God-King Joon. All players have motive to kill the King – but those motives do not extend to trust amongst each other. If they succeed, revenge and riches are the rewards. But if they fail – or if one of them betrays them – death or worse will come. Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland is a debut novel in which these five dangerous liars must work together to achieve the impossible – or else face unimaginable consequences and lose what’s most important to them. Read more