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Black Hellebore

Grace Draven · Wraith Kings, novella

Spice 2 of 5, four tropes and five content warnings.

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Set after The Ippos King, this novella returns to Brishen and Ildiko. Brishen's choice to make himself and four others into Wraith Kings comes with a cost, and when an unexpected enemy threatens Ildiko and the young queen he raised, he may be the one who has to pay it.

First published 2025

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Black Hellebore is spice 2 of 5 on The Huld scale: closed door.

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Content warnings in Black Hellebore

5 warnings

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Tropes

Court intrigueFound familyMarriage of convenienceTouch her and die

Characters

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  • Anhuset

    A Kai warrior woman serving as an ambassador, devoted to her regent.

  • Brishen Khaskem

    Kai king, hero of the first two books, now ruling a kingdom that gave up its magic to defeat the galla.

  • Ildiko Khaskem

    Brishen's human wife and queen.

  • Serovek Pangion

    A margrave known as the Beladine Stallion who undertakes a journey to deliver a monk's body for safekeeping.

  • Tarawin

    Infant queen regnant of the Kai, raised as Brishen and Ildiko's adopted daughter.

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Wraith Kings

Novella, between book 3 and book 4 in Wraith Kings.

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