ASIN: B00J19FMGS
Publisher: Blazing Fantasy Adventure Books
Pages: 307
In the glorious empire of Qazradan, the youngest son of the Emperor seems to have it all -- youth, ability, intelligence -- and he's poised on the brink of a great destiny. Not only that, but his family seems ideal, the perfect royal family -- not oppressive but nurturing to their empire, almost democratic. But the royal family has a dark secret, and after Davril proves himself with a military victory over a minor rival, his father decides to reveal the family's secret ahead of time. Davril had been meant to learn it at sixteen, but instead he'll learn it at fifteen. Would the extra year of maturation have made a difference? One thing is certain -- everything is about to change, and not for the better. When Davril learns the hideous secret at the heart of the empire, that a great, otherworldly being must be given a regular human sacrifice -- worse, that it must be Davril's beloved who ...
