num_pages: 416
description: Javan Najafai crown prince of Akram has spent the last ten years at an elite boarding school far away from his kingdom. But his eagerly awaited return home is cut short when a mysterious imposter takes his placeand no one believes Javan is the true prince.After barely escaping the imposters assassins Javan is thrown into Maqbara the kingdoms most dangerous prison. The only way to gain an audience with the king  and reveal Javans identity  is to fight in Maqbaras yearly tournament. But winning is much harder than acing competitions at school and soon Javan finds himself beset not just by the terrifying creatures in the arena but also a band of prisoners allied against him and even the warden herself.The only person who can help him is Sajda who has been enslaved by Maqbaras warden since she was a child and whose guarded demeanor and powerful right hook keep the prisoners in check. Working with Sajda might be the only way Javan can escape alive  but she has dangerous secrets.Together Javan and Sajda have to outwit the vicious warden outfight the deadly creatures and outlast the murderous prisoners intent on killing Javan. If they fail theyll be trapped in Maqbara for goodand the secret Sajdas been hiding will bury them both.
language: English
title: The Traitor Prince
publisher: Balzer + Bray