The False Prince

By Jennifer A. Nielsen

Book #1 in the The Ascendance series

A boy must impersonate a prince or face death in a kingdom on the brink of war.

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342 pages· 76,992 words· Est. 10.5 hour read

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In a kingdom teetering on the edge of civil war, Sage, a defiant orphan, is thrust into a deadly game. Chosen by the cunning nobleman Conner, he must compete against three others to impersonate the king's lost son. Failure means certain death, but success could be even more perilous. As Sage navigates a world of deceit and treachery, he uncovers a truth that could shatter everything. Will he survive the dangerous web of lies, or will the truth prove his undoing? Dive into a thrilling adventure where every choice could be his last.

From the publisher

New York Times bestseller The False Prince thrills with wild twists and turns, danger and deceit, and the revelation of hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end.In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king’s long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner’s motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword’s point – he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage’s rivals have their own agendas as well. As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner’s sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together. An extraordinary adventure filled with danger and action, lies and deadly truths that will have readers clinging to the edge of their seats. And don’t miss the highly anticipated fourth book in the series, The Captive Kingdom, coming October 2020!

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