Point of Hearts (Astreiant, volume 6) by Melissa Scott

[james_davis_nicoll]

To save the city from a dire plot, Rathe and Eslingen must first elude those who think the true threat to Astreiant is Rathe.

Point of Hearts (Astreiant, volume 6) by Melissa Scott

Comments

Re: what's the deal with royalty?

[rwpikul]

I suspect that the main reason is that it's easy: With a strong monarchy, you can go "here's the king, his two sons, and his schemer of a brother," and you're pretty much done explaining the political system.

Unless you're doing something that requires something more complex, going with an absolute monarchy or a feudalish strong monarchy gives you something people understand without having to spend a couple kilowords.