Court Intrigue Books

Power contested with marriages, favours and poison rather than armies. Books where the throne room is the battlefield.

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5 books in the catalog

Cover of Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

Joseph Estevez

Adventure
Cover of Ronin: The Wolf's Path

Ronin: The Wolf's Path

Robert Nakamura

Grimdark
Cover of Ridge: Day One

Ridge: Day One

Shawn P. B. Robinson

Epic
Cover of The Second Door

The Second Door

Uri J. Nachimson

Historical Fiction
Cover of Frost and Iron, the Ashland Chronicles, Book One

Frost and Iron, the Ashland Chronicles, Book One

Edale Lane

Post-Apocalyptic

Genres with Court Intrigue

Fantasy 16Historical Fiction 15Science Fiction 14

Often found with Court Intrigue

Conspiracy Unravelled 72Reluctant Hero 40Ticking Clock 75Enemies to Allies 37Found Family 61Grief and Healing 76Morally Grey Hero 51Fish Out of Water 38Hidden Identity 26Resistance Fighters 11All tropes →

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