The Second Death of Locke

The Second Death of Locke

V.L. Bovalino

First published 2025

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 1082 ratingsConfidence 36%: this much of the score is the readers’ own

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About the book

Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier’s to wield. They are bound together by blood and magic, but there is one truth Grey dare not reveal … not even to Kier. When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into a dangerous mission, Grey will need to decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to protect her secret. For Grey is no ordinary magical well, and if she dies, all magic dies with her. The Second Death of Locke is the first in a collection of interconnected standalones set in the same world.

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Reading order · The Hand and the Heart

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The sources average 8.1 across 82 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.

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Hardcover8.182 100%

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