Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne an assassination attempt is made, there are rumours of an upcoming war and Jaron feels the pressure mounting within Carthya. Deserting the kingdom may be his only hope of saving it. But the further Jaron is forced to run from his identity, the more he wonders if it is possible to go too far. Will he ever be able to return home again? Or will he have to sacrifice his own life in order to save his kingdom?
The stunning second instalment of The Ascendance Trilogy takes readers on a rollercoaster ride of treason and murder, thrills and peril as they journey with the Runaway King!