



She also wrote the New York Times bestseller The Traitor's Game and its sequels, The Deceiver's Heart, and The Warrior's Curse the New York Times bestselling Mark of the Thief trilogy: Mark of the Thief, Rise of the Wolf, and Wrath of the Storm the standalone fantasy The Scourge and the critically acclaimed historical thrillers A Night Divided, Resistance, Words on Fire, Rescue, Lines of Courage, and the forthcoming Iceberg. Nielsen is the acclaimed author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Ascendance Series: The False Prince, The Runaway King, The Shadow Throne, The Captive Kingdom, and The Shattered Castle. And don't miss the highly anticipated fourth book in the series, The Captive Kingdom, coming October 2020!

But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well.As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point - he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.New York Times bestseller The False Prince thrills with wild twists and turns, danger and deceit, and the revelation of hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end. In describing the mission for the boys, Conner says that he needs one of them to conduct “the greatest _ ever perpetrated within the country of Carthya.”Īnswer the following question in a complete sentence or sentences. When Latamer tells Conner that he is not physically well enough to carry on with the mission, how does Conner respond?Ī) Conner provides Latamer with a horse and tells him to find his own way home.ī) Conner angrily tells Latamer that he must join the mission.Ĭ) Conner orders Cregan to shoot Latamer dead with an arrow.ĭ) Conner turns to a nearby healer, who will make Latamer well.Ģ. What does Latamer keep doing that shows Sage and the other boys that he is sickly?ġ.
