the false prince by jennifer nielsen summary

Life doesn’t get much worse for children of his status, but he makes the best of it.

Sage is a sharp-witted, thieving 14-year old orphan.

I had the feeling that when he did, the souls of all the rest of us would go to the devils too. I wish someone would have forced this book upon me sooner.Ĭonner said he would let the devils have his soul if it meant succeeding with his plan. So, naturally, when so many bloggers started gushing over The False Prince, I took note and backed away.Ī few weeks ago I received an ARC of The Runaway King, the second book in the trilogy, and decided to put all reservations aside and finally (FINALLY!) read everyone’s favorite book of 2012. AND FOR GOOD REASON! I tend to shy away from hype in the past I’ve caved in and read books that were hailed as the Second Coming only to be horribly and utterly let down ( Divergent, I’m looking at you, dear).

I initially planned on writing an open love letter to it in celebration of Valentines Day, but I couldn’t get my thoughts together in any coherent manner and, quite frankly, I still have my doubts now.Įveryone has heard of The False Prince by now, the book that took the MG/YA world by storm last year. But Sage’s rivals have their own agendas as well.Īs Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner’s sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together. Sage knows that Conner’s motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword’s point - he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king’s long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Summary: In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. Title: The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy #1)Īuthor: Jennifer A.

The false prince by jennifer nielsen summary