King of Shadows — Ann Marston

SERVANT TO KINGS
"Every bheancoran serves and protects a prince," said lowen. "But I have no prince."

Her aunt smiled. "You may never have a prince. But I think, dearheart, that you might serve . . . a king!"

FREEDON'S PROMISE
For generations, the Somber Riders have ruled the Celae lands. But this spring brings more than green buds, crying lambs, and sparkling burns. It brings new promise.

Destiny, that bold weaver, is pulling together three shining strands: A girl, bheancoran by blood, whose Rune Blade thirsts for justice. A brash young sovereign whose heart seeks vengeance. And a renegade Somber Rider, touched with Tyadda magic, who remembers a long-forgotten dream.. .