Praise for The False Prince: A New York Times Notable Children's BookA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearWinner of the Cybils Award for Middle-Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction'A page turner.' - New York Times Book Review'Sage proves to be a compelling character whose sharp mind and shrewd self-possession will make readers eager to follow him into a sequel.' - Wall Street Journal'This kickoff to her new 'Ascendance Trilogy' is a swashbuckling origin story. And don't miss the highly anticipated fourth book in the series, The Captive Kingdom, coming October 2020! 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.

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. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. 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. In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. After being plucked from the streets by a nobleman named Connor, Sage learns that Connor plans to choose one of the orphans to impersonate a long-lost prince in the hopes of averting a civil war.īook Synopsis 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. Sage, an orphaned thief, is one of four boys chosen to participate in a lethal contest. About the Book The thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger, deceit, and hidden identities.

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