The king is unwell. His sister is insane. Her son, the heir to the throne, is in the thrall of an all-corrupting villain. His sister is the kingdom's only hope, and to save her, please the gods, and ensure the kingdom's future, our hero has to die for his country. Four times.
Author and action-movie-fight-scene reviewer TG Shepherd (@tgshepherdvan, tgshepherd.com), takes us through Lois McMaster Bujold's award-winning fantasy series and why it needs to be the next Game of Thrones.