Picking
up shortly after The False Prince
left off with Jaron’s return and coronation, it is time for the funeral of the
royal family. Jaron slips out to the
garden for time alone only to be attacked by two intruders, one of whom Jaron
never expected. He is given a deadline –
surrender to pirates in ten days or Carthya will be attacked. Encouraged by Gregor Breslin, captain of
the guard, to go into hiding and allow a steward to rule until he is older,
Jaron instead secretly leaves with Mott and Tobias for Farthenwood. From Farthenwood, Jaron sends Tobias back to
the palace and leaves Mott behind, setting out to join the pirates to bring
about their downfall from the inside.
Along the way, Jaron resumes life as the
orphan Sage, meets Rulon Harlowe, a minor Carthyan nobleman, enters Avenia,
joins a band of thieves, avoids detection by the Avenian king Vargan, and with
the help of Erick,the band’s leader, is taken to the pirates where he becomes
one of them. The pirate king Devlin is
suspicious of Sage, but Sage’s troubles truly begin when someone from his
past returns to the camp.
How
will Jaron save himself, his friends, and ultimately his country? Who is really responsible for the death of his
family and political turmoil in Carthya?
And the girls - how
does he feel about Imogen and Princess Amarinda, and what do they really think
of him?
Jaron is as reckless as ever, but he is
also clever and fiercely loyal to his friends and his country. Both a convincing thief and a competent royal,
he displays all the hubris one would expect from a royal, but he balances it
with the humility learned through life on his own. The cast of characters, the unexpected
twists and turns, and the mystery and adventure build on to The False Prince and will leave readers
clamoring for the next book – and it can’t get here soon enough!
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