Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf is an epic fantasy novel, set in the League of Legends universe, written by C. L. Clark, and published by Orbit Books. A story that follows the ascension of Ambessa Medarda to the very head of the Medarda family, with a gripping plot that also takes the opportunity to flesh out a cast of memorable characters, incredibly tense fights and which gives us an unique insight into how Noxus is governed.

Ambessa, warrior, general, and mother. From the very young, she was raised to be strong and ambitious by her grandfather; after he dies without naming an heir, and rumours are spread of Ambessa being involved in his death, forcing her into starting a very own civil war between the Medarda to become the head of the clan. Clark takes this premise to deliver not only an epic story about Ambessa, but also does an excellent portrait about the character and her inner conflicts.

Not only we have a compelling and interesting character in Ambessa, but we have a deep examination over her; a ruthless warrior that was groomed from early age to battle, and that doesn't have margin to show vulnerability or affection. But outside of being a warrior, she's also a mother that cares about her siblings and it's worried about them not being strong enough to take her place in such an aggressive and scheming place as Noxus; she's as conflicted as she perceives them as weak to what she expected.
But outside of Ambessa, I have to say that there's a character that steals the spotlight: Rell. Not only we get a totally new lore about her origins, but Clark delivers a character that grows so much during the novel. Rell starts being a naïve but strong girl, who hasn't seen much of the world; but together with Ambessa, she experiences so many more things, and especially, someone who Rell can trust (especially seeing how her parents were focused on exploiting her talents).
The rest of the cast is quite interesting, as Clark decides to put part of the narrative weight into the shoulder of some secondary characters, especially on Mel, a character that is also strong, but not in the sense Noxus and her mother expects, and who is under a great danger if she's discovered by the wrong people.

The worldbuilding was another of the aspects that sucked me so hard into the story; not only how Noxus operates, but also their secret organizations (hello, Leblanc and the Black Rose). We will visit many parts of the Empire (mention deserved to the Immortal Bastion), and arcane powers will be explored. The pacing is relatively fast, and let me tell you, but Clark is an absolute master at writing fighting scenes.

Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf is all I could ask from an epic fantasy novel: an excellent cast of characters, a world that makes me want to know more and a plot that kept me hooked until the end. An excellent novel by such a great writer as C. L. Clark.