Legacy of Kings
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At sixteen years old, Prince Alexander's duty is to become the King's regent, a title that feels merely ceremonial to ambitious Alexander. The young prince has no desire to keep his father's throne warm while the King goes to battle, nor does he wish to make a political marriage with a bride of the King's choosing. Alexander has plans of his own, plans that will put him on the brink of becoming of the greatest conqueror in the known world.
Katerina's status as an orphaned peasant belies her secret abilities. When she meets Prince Alexander, she feels an inexplicable connection to him, even as she plots to kill his mother, Queen Olympias.
Called to a Blood Tournament against Hephaestion, Prince Alexander's closest companion, Jacob is prepared to fight to win, if only so that he will see a future with Katerina, the only woman he has ever loved.
Princess Zofia does not wish to be a political pawn, but as Alexander's betrothed, this would seem to be her fate, until the Persian Princess escapes on a life-altering quest of her own.
A heady mix of epic fantasy and intriguing historical detail, Legacy of Kings is the first book in New York Times–bestselling author Eleanor Herman's Blood of Gods and Royals series.
"Thoroughly researched and absolutely modern." — Kirkus Reviews
" Legacy of Kings is wow! History buffs and fantasy fans won't want to miss out on this mind-blowing new series that's bound to be a huge hit." — San Francisco Book Review
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About the author
Eleanor Herman is the New York Times–bestselling author of Sex with Kings and Sex with the Queen, non-fiction works on the love lives of European royals through the centuries. She also wrote Mistress of the Vatican, the biography of a woman who ran the Catholic Church in the seventeenth century for her reputed lover, Pope Innocent; and King Peggy, the true story of a Washington, DC, secretary who became a king of Ghana. In 2015 Herman published her first young adult novel. Legacy of Kings is the first of four books on the adventures of Alexander the Great at age sixteen. It has been optioned by the WB network for a TV series. Herman has made television appearances sharing her historical expertise on National Geographic, the History Channel, and the American Heroes Channel. She lives in McLean, Virginia, with her husband, four rescue cats, and a dog.
