Title: The Highest Justice
Author: Garth Nix
In: To Hold the Bridge (Garth Nix)
Rating Out of 5:  4 (Really good read!)
My Bookshelves: Australian authors, Dark fantasy, Easy reading
Pace: Fast
Format: Short story
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Year: 2015
5th sentence, 74th page: You’re the rightful type, I can tell.

Princess Jess wants justice for her mother’s murder. So she finds someone to deliver the highest justice.

Who decides on justice? Where does it come from? What on earth is the highest justice?

Princess Jess’ journey kind of helps to look into these questions. It is an investigation into how justice can be dispensed, and more importantly, how it is often dispensed in medieval times. Jess’ desire to bring her mother’s murderer to justice and reunite her mother with the love of her life bring about a slightly obscure adventure. After all, there aren’t any other stories I’ve read that combine a Princess, a unicorn and a zombie…

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