Deze sage duikt in de complexiteit van het koninklijke leven, waar onverwachte erfenissen en broedertwisten de nationale stabiliteit bedreigen. Volg personages die worstelen met persoonlijke ambities, politieke intriges en gevaarlijke samenzweringen om de troon omver te werpen. Het ontvouwt een verhaal over macht, loyaliteit en verraad in een boeiend fantasy-rijk. De vertelling verkent de lasten van leiderschap en de ware kosten van ambitie.
The second volume in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin, is now re-issued in a stunning new trade paperback edition. Includes the exclusive first-printing of The King's Man novella!
Now a slave, Piro finds herself in the royal palace of Merofynia, serving her parents’ murderer. She must watch every step, for if her real identity is discovered, she will be executed. Fyn is desperate to help his brother, now the uncrowned king of Rolencia. Byren never sought power, but finds himself at the centre of a growing resistance movement as people fleePalatyne’s vicious soldiers. Can he hope to repel the invasion with a following of women, children and old men?
The conclusion to the hugely popular King Rolen's Kin series! The story of Byron, Fyn and Piro picks up immediately where the cliff-hanging ending of The Usurper let off! When Cobalt stole the Rolencian throne, Byren, Fyn and Piro were lucky to escape with their lives, now they’ve rallied and set out to avenge their parents' murder. Byren is driven to defeat Cobalt and reclaim the crown, but at what cost? Fyn has sworn to serve Byren’s interests but his loyalty is tested when he realises he loves Byren’s betrothed. And Piro never wanted to win a throne, now she holds the fate of a people in her hands.