All Connor needs is a suitable candidate for the role of prince, which is why he’s been combing the kingdom looking for boys who would match Jaron’s age and general physical characteristics. But if Jaron came back and claimed his crown, Carthya could be rescued from civil war and the loss of many lives. Supposedly he was captured and murdered by pirates. It’s not generally known, but Connor believes they’ve been poisoned, and the only obvious heir to the throne, the boy prince Jaron, disappeared long ago. Trusting the man no more than he trusts anyone else, Sage refuses-only to be kidnapped by that classic device: a blow to the head.Ĭonnor’s plan answers a political crisis: the King of Carthya is dead, along with the Queen and the Crown Prince. Fate intervenes in the person of Bevin Connor, a gentleman who “rescues” the boy and offers an intriguing alternative to thievery. It seemed like a good idea at the time, especially since hunger is such a steady companion, but now it’s nip and tuck whether Sage will be able to elude the cleaver before getting carved up himself. When we first encounter the orphan known as Sage, he’s running full-tilt with a cleaver-waving butcher at his back and a stolen beef roast clutched in his arms. The False Prince (2012) and The Runaway King (2013), by Jennifer A.
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