The plot within the palace was much more intricate than I expected and certainly had some subtle shades of The Lion King and Aladdin which I really enjoyed.
Based on The Prince and the Pauper along with an Arabic folktale, the serious tone of this book was certainly a departure from the previous novels in this series. This third installment in the Ravenspire series was in my opinion the darkest yet. Sajda, a slave of the warden, agrees to help him gain the skills he needs to win, but she has secrets of her own, and Javan will need to find trustworthy friends and allies to make it to the end. There is only one way to get out and reveal the truth to his ailing father – to fight in the prison’s yearly tournament which involves some of the deadliest creatures in the world. Having not seen Javan in the last ten years, no one is ready to believe that he is the true prince, and he is thrown into the dangerous prison of Maqbara. But there is a deadly plot afoot, and after barely escaping an assassination attempt, he makes his way to Akram only to find that an imposter has taken his place. Javan Najafai, Crown Prince of Akram, has finally completed his studies at an elite boarding school and is eager to return home to his father. Together, Javan and Sajda will have to outwit the dangerous warden, outfight the hundreds of deadly creatures, and outlast the murderous prisoners intent on killing Javan before he can win-in order to fight for their freedom, and take down the imposter once and for all. Working with Sajda might be the only way Javan can escape alive-but she’s hiding something. The one person who can help him is Sajda, a strong and secretive girl who has been enslaved by Maqbara’s warden since she was a child. The only way to gain an audience with the king and reveal the truth is to fight his way out in the prison’s yearly tournament, which pits inmates against a coterie of the deadliest creatures in the world.
A mysterious imposter has taken his place-and no one will believe Javan is the true prince.Īfter barely escaping the imposter’s hitmen, Javan is thrown in the most dangerous prison in his kingdom-Maqbara. He’s been eagerly awaiting his return home to his ailing father, but his journey there goes dangerously wrong. Synopsis: Javan Najafai, the crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at school, far away from his kingdom. Published: February 13th, 2018 (Balzer + Bray)
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