The Wolfblade Trilogy 01 - Wolfblade

The greatest value of Marla Wolfblade, Hythria's beautiful, 15-year-old princess, lies in the political marriage her brother, High Prince Lernen, can make for her and the heirs to the throne she may produce. Unfortunately for the House of Wolfblade, Lernen, interested only in perverse pleasures, cares nothing about ruling. Kagan, Lernen's personal sorcerer, actually runs things and is doing his level best to keep Lernen from being murdered and thereby opening the throne to Bernardo, who may be even stupider than Lernen is disinterested. In Hythria, it's every man for himself, every family for itself, though even brothers are wise not to trust one another. It's a world, too, in which only men may have power. But with the help of a politically savvy dwarf, Marla navigates dangerous territory to keep the sons she does produce alive long enough to inherit the throne and restore the House of Wolfblade's honor. With enough backstabbing, high intrigue, plot twists, and timely visits from the gods to make it very hard to put down.