Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy.  I run this segment in conjunction with the Can’t-Wait Wednesday meme that is currently running at Wishful Endings.  Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them.  In this latest Waiting on Wednesday article, I check out The Two-Faced Queen by Nick Martell, the exciting upcoming sequel to one of my favourite debuts of 2020, The Kingdom of Liars.

The Two-Faced Queen is an amazing upcoming fantasy novel that is currently set for release in late March 2021.  This new novel from Nick Martell serves as the second novel in his The Legacy of the Mercenary Kings series and follows on from the events of his first book from earlier this year, The Kingdom of Liars.  I only just recently read and reviewed The Kingdom of Liars (I literally finished reviewing it about five minutes before writing this sentence), and it ended up being an exceptional and deeply captivating read, that contained an addictive narrative, complex characters, and an inventive fantasy world, including a magical system that exchanges memories for spells.  I really enjoyed The Kingdom of Liars and not only did it receive a five-star rating from me but it easily one of my favourite debuts of 2020.  As a result, I am extremely eager to see how this series continues and luckily there is a new book coming out in a couple of months.

The Two-Faced Queen looks set to be a pretty awesome new fantasy novel and based on the synopsis that has already been released (as well as the two cool covers), I am extremely confident I am going to love this second entry in The Legacy of the Mercenary Kings series when it is released.  I cannot wait to see what intrigue, conspiracies, manipulation and magical madness awaits readers of The Two-Faced Queen and this is one going to be one of my most anticipated releases for the first half of 2021.

Synopsis:

The Hollows is gripped in unrest and on the brink of civil war as an insurgency of anarchists rise, and brother and sister vie for the throne in the second novel in the critically hailed Legacy of the Mercenary King series which Brandon Sanderson called “excellent.”

Michael Kingman thought he was going to die by the executioner’s axe, forever labeled as a traitor. Still alive, and under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing The Hollows apart. With the death of the King, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister Serena are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the people, and all of them want Michael dead. This is a story of betrayal, murder, and rebellion, and in this direct sequel to the debut novel The Kingdom of Liars, also some hope for justice.