num_pages: 560
description: Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn't what the storybooks promised.Far from living the dream Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner at the mercy of his new family's power plays and ambitions. He also discovers that the storybooks have lied about a lot of other things too: dragons demons gods prophecies true love and how the hero always wins.Then again maybe he's not the hero for Kihrin is not destined to save the empire.He's destined to destroy it.
language: English
title: The Ruin of Kings
publisher: Tor Books