Prophecies aren't written for one . Mychal Halwood is a king in exile, sheltering on the Lordless Isles after his first confrontation with the ruthless Jonn Thorne. He knows he only holds the crown while he can make people believe that he is the prophesied Son of Faris- not that he knows what that means, yet. His real story, born a princess who ran to be free, can never get out. Especially now, when freedom for his people- and the chance to be with Samira, someday- hangs in the balance. But Samira has her own battle now. Days away from her wedding to the Godhead, she starts to train with the Resistance, to learn to kill her intended husband with her forbidden magic. The night she accepted this mission instead of going with Mychal haunts her, and her new friends have little sympathy for star-crossed love. But the princess will discover much more than she bargained for when she gets her first glimpse of the gods. And Edris Thorne, who chose his knight Xander Neill over his father's holy court months ago, arrives back in condemned Eirosia and finds himself more isolated than ever. He can hardly blame the others for their distrust, but it hurts, and when they face their enemies again, a small mistake sets him up for a dark fate. Desperate for a way out, a letter from his father might just provide him with one... if he leaves his new life behind for good, as the continent readies for all-out war. The Renegade King is the second book in the Heretic Prince series from author Theo J. Malloy.