The Measure
Paperback
Series: The Khemaret Cycle, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Blake Patrick
Published: Aug 5 2026
Pages: 510
Weight: 1.29
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
For centuries, the River has sustained the kingdom of Khemaret. Its waters determine harvests, fortunes and the fate of kings. Every flood is measured. Every figure is recorded. Every citizen trusts the numbers.
Young surveyor Kasir has built his life on that certainty.
But when a single measurement is quietly altered, he uncovers a deception buried beneath generations of unquestioned authority. What begins as an impossible discrepancy soon draws him into a hidden struggle involving royal succession, ancient records, forgotten engineering and powerful men determined to protect a lie that has shaped an entire civilisation.
As the River itself begins to change, Kasir must decide whether preserving order is worth sacrificing the truth-or whether a kingdom built upon certainty deserves to face the evidence, whatever the cost.
Rich in political intrigue, historical mystery and unforgettable characters, The Measure is an epic novel about power, knowledge and the courage to question everything.
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