The Yusan Chronicles 3 - The Shadow Queen

For a princess, she's had a hard life... Daughter of a hated tyrant, survivor of a massacre and a nightmare marriage, Deedar of the First Line was more than content to dwell within the protected confines of the palace during the rule of her famous brother. But now King Gar is wounded and the enemies who attacked him are holding hundreds of captive Yusans in their mountain stronghold. The princess knows the First Line must respond to the attack upon the king. She gathers an army and brings it to Gar, in Anton, only to find her brother was forced to leave the country. Always viewed by the people as a secretive and sinister figure, Princess Deedar is now faced with far more daunting problems. She must lead a country that detested her father and convince its people to follow her to war inside the cursed Border Mountains, all while navigating around a formidable religious leader who is eager to challenge, not only her authority, but her very birthright. Things were tough enough already, but they're about to get a whole lot tougher!