The Lady, K.V. Johansen
The Lady, K.V. Johansen
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The Lady

Author: K.V. Johansen

Narrator: Heather Costa

Unabridged: 12 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/21/2021

Synopsis

Possessed by a ghost who feeds on death, the undying assassin Ahjvar the Leopard has been captured by the Lady of Marakand, enslaved by necromancy to be captain of her Red Masks. His shield-bearer Ghu, a former slave with an uncanny ability to free the captive dead, follows Ahjvar into the war-torn lands of the Duina Catairna to release him, even if that means destroying what is left of Ahj's tormented soul.

Deyandara, the last surviving heir of the Catairnan queen, rides into a land ravaged by disease and war, seeking the allies she abandoned months before, though they have no hope of standing against the army led by the invulnerable Red Masks of Marakand and the divine terror of the Lady.

In the city of Marakand, former enemies ally and old friends seek one another's deaths as loyalists of the entombed gods Gurhan and Ilbialla raise a revolt, spearheaded by the Grasslander wizard Ivah, the shapeshifting Blackdog, and the bear-demon Mikki. The Lady's defenses are not easily breached, though, and the one enemy who might withstand her, the Northron wanderer Moth, bearer of the sword Lakkariss, has vanished.

Contains mature themes.

About K.V. Johansen

K. V. Johansen is the author of Blackdog, The Leopard, The Lady, and Gods of Nabban, volumes 1-4 of the Gods of the Caravan Road series, and numerous works for children, teens, and adults. She predominantly writes secondary-world fantasy but is also the author of some science fiction and literary criticism, and of a collection retelling medieval Danish ballads. Johansen has an MA from the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. Her lifelong interest in ancient and medieval history and the history of languages has had a great influence on her writing and world building. Occasionally, she masquerades as an editor, freelance journalist, or book reviewer, and dabbles (infrequently) in illustration. She lives in New Brunswick, Canada with a moderately wicked dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on February 18, 2016

Wonderful book, a great second half of the duology(?) and a fitting end to the story - albeit that opens things up for the future. It's a beautifully written timeless fantasy Tolkien himself would have loved. Not in the same vein as the more modern sort of fantasy, nor the traditional 80s fare, it's......more

Goodreads review by Blodeuedd on December 20, 2014

So this was a two book series? I guess so, cos there is an ending. And most will continue with their happy or not happy lives, after they rebuild everything. But with 2 of the characters there is a promise of a new series set somewhere else. Anyway with this series, the last book left everything and......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on January 28, 2015

The Lady is the second of the Marrakand duology, the first being The Leopard, which I reviewed last year. While I enjoyed this book, I don't think I liked it quite as much as the first one. The big reason for this may be that the duology is really one big book split into two so it really deserves to......more

Goodreads review by Tristen on September 16, 2020

actual rating: 3.5. Maybe it was somewhat due to the long hiatus between when I read the first book and then this one, but I just couldn't get into The Lady as much as I did The Leopard. There were extensive swaths in this book where nothing meaningful happened, where the story was just biding its t......more

Goodreads review by Nynniaw on June 01, 2018

The Leopard was great even if it had a bit of an awkward start, but The Lady was such a nice, enjoyable read from the very beginning to the very end! Zora's chapters were probably the least engaging aspect of the story at certain points because of how her fragmented mind and soul was written, which......more

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