I'll admit, while she had me absolutely enthralled with both The Wish Granter and The Shadow Queen, I came into this read thinking I wouldn't really love it as much only because I don't really have a strong connection with the fairytales it's based on, The Prince and the Pauper and The False Prince. But boy was I wrong. Redwine BLEW. If they fail, they'll be trapped in Maqbara for good-and the secret Sajda's been hiding will bury them both. Together, Javan and Sajda have to outwit the vicious warden, outfight deadly creatures, and outlast the murderous prisoners intent on killing Javan. Working with Sajda might be the only way Javan can escape alive-but she has dangerous secrets. The only person who can help him is Sajda, who has been enslaved by Maqbara's warden since she was a child, and whose guarded demeanor and powerful right hook keep the prisoners in check. But winning is much harder than facing competitions at school, and soon Javan finds himself beset not just by the terrifying creatures in the arena but also by a band of prisoners allied against him, and even by the warden herself. The only way to gain an audience with the king-and reveal Javan's identity-is to fight in Maqbara's yearly tournament. But his eagerly awaited return home is cut short when a mysterious impostor takes his place-and no one believes Javan is the true prince.Īfter barely escaping the impostor's assassins, Javan is thrown into Maqbara, the kingdom's most dangerous prison.

Javan Najafai, crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at an elite boarding school, far away from his kingdom. A thrilling companion book in the Ravenspire series, The Traitor Prince is perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses series and The Wrath and the Dawn duology. A dark epic fantasy inspired by The Prince and the Pauper and the fairy tale The False Prince, from bestselling author C.J.

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