The Emperor's Edge Books in Order

Law enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon investigates mutilated bodies, suspicious fires, and a plot against the emperor. Ordered to hunt notorious assassin Sicarius, she must discover how he fits into the conspiracy while wondering whether her superiors expect her to survive.

Amaranthe Lokdon and Sicarius remain wanted despite saving the emperor, so a mysterious illness offers a chance to prove their loyalty. Investigating bodies in the aqueducts brings them against dangerous magic and machines while imperial soldiers continue hunting them.

Athletes vanish from the Imperial Games, giving Amaranthe Lokdon and her outlaw team a public mystery that might earn them pardons. Internal rivalries and an unreliable potential ally complicate matters, especially when their strongest fighter also disappears.

Wanted outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius discover a plot to sabotage a military icebreaker. Stopping it could demonstrate their loyalty to the empire, but soldiers hunting them may prove as dangerous as the conspirators they are trying to defeat.

With Amaranthe captured and Sicarius searching for her, reluctant leader Maldynado must protect Emperor Sespian. Assassins are pursuing the emperor, who doubts Maldynado's loyalty, leaving him responsible for keeping the team together under threats from enemies and allies alike.

Emperor Sespian secretly asks Amaranthe Lokdon's outlaw team to kidnap him, offering an opportunity they cannot ignore. Infiltrating his guarded train means confronting soldiers and hostile spies while a discovered weapons shipment raises fears of war and a possible trap.

Imperial assassin Sicarius returns from a successful mission to discover that an enemy has sent a killer in retaliation. Five-year-old Prince Sespian is the target, forcing Sicarius to confront a danger reaching into the emperor's own household.

Amaranthe and Sicarius pursue spies stealing military prototypes, hoping the effort might earn imperial pardons. The chase leads to reputedly haunted Darkcrest Isle, where Sicarius's unusual reluctance suggests a danger Amaranthe cannot dismiss as a simple superstition.

Sergeant Evrial Yara questions her decision to join Amaranthe Lokdon's outlaws after doubts arise about the emperor's rightful claim. Dangerous artifacts smuggled aboard their steamboat leave little time for reflection, threatening the capital they are traveling toward.

With Emperor Sespian ousted and war approaching the capital, Amaranthe Lokdon's rebels face a business coalition armed with a devastating weapon. Restoring the throne and winning their own exoneration demand a plan that could endanger the city they want to save.

War intensifies in the capital as Amaranthe Lokdon tries to restore Sespian and reunite her scattered team. Sicarius has fallen under a wizard's control, creating a threat that forces her to seek his freedom before he turns against his allies.

Sicarius and Amaranthe seek a quiet Solstice Day on a tropical island, but wanted posters make relaxation difficult. While bounty seekers threaten their holiday, Sicarius faces a challenge unfamiliar to him: choosing a gift for the woman beside him.

Pardoned former outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius are enjoying a submarine vacation when the new president summons them home. An unfamiliar threat endangers the capital and the fledgling republic, forcing them to interrupt their peace and confront another national crisis.

Ambassador Basilard investigates a blight threatening his homeland, hoping success will restore his people's trust and access to his daughter. Forced companion Ashara Longbow has children of her own to protect, but blackmail pressures her to sabotage his mission.