The archangel Gabriel chooses Ryann Watters and his friends to travel to Aeliana and find the mystical King's Sword, while a dark angel recruits Ryann's classmate Drake to stop him.

A disillusioned soldier. A spoiled, untried prince. A coup that threatens the country they love. When retired soldier Kemen finds the young prince Hakan fleeing an attempted assassination, he reluctantly takes the role of mentor and guardian. Keeping the prince alive is challenging enough. Making him a man is harder. As usurper Vidar tightens his grip on power, Kemen wrestles with questions of duty and honor. What if the prince isn’t the best ruler after all? Invasion looms, and Kemen’s decisions will shape the fate of a nation. What will he sacrifice for friendship and honor?

After ascending to the throne, King Rekah Wreden travels incognito throughout his kingdom to evaluate its condition--only to discover that many of the problems his father had during his rein had only gotten worse during his absence. He comes up against assassins and plotting lords and ladies who desire nothing mor than to maintain the status quo. To the oppressed of his people and stop corruption, King Rekah Wreden must train his knight in the ancient art of light magic, something he had only barely learned to control himself. Will he succeed or will he also end up like his father—dead before his time?

Ryann, Liddy, and Terell once again find themselves on mission from the angel Gabriel to save the enchanted land of Aeliana by finding the shield of faith.

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