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The Almost King Author: Lucy Saxon

ISBN: 9781408847701 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 416 Published: 1 June 2015 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 13.0 x 2.6 Description: Meet Aleks Vasin - deserter, adventurer, hero . . . Epic world-building from a serious teenage talent - fantasy adventure packed with a wonderfully spirited hero. A new adventure set in the same world as Take Back the Skies.

Thrilling, edge-of-seat fantasy adventure from the teenage author of TAKE BACK THE SKIES. Set in the same world, but with a new hero and an action-packed dramatic story . . . .

Aleks Vasin is the youngest of four brothers, each with his path mapped out. But Aleks doesn't want to work in his father's shop in a village in the westernmost corner of Siberene for the rest of his life. Tired of being picked on, treated like the runt of the family, he decides to save his parents the cost of his keep and leave. First he heads south - though everyone tells him not to - to Rudavin, headquarters of the Kingsguard. He signs up for the army, little knowing what brutality it entails.

After only a few weeks, Aleks realises that this garrison is full of liars and thieves; he's signed away four years of his life to a commander who steals his money and a captain whose only goal is power. This is not a...

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