The Heart a Liability

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series.


This is the 9th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Tessa Gratton. 


As she searches for Rafe, Kaab confronts Arthur, resulting in a discovery that forces Tess to wrestle with her own divided loyalties. Vincent and Reza explore their past… and their future. Diane visits her box at the theater, only to be reminded that in politics actors are hardly confined to the stage.


Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.