Legacy of the Mercenary King Series

In this brilliant debut fantasy, a story of secrets, rebellion, and murder is shattering the Hollows, where magic costs memory to use, and only the son of the kingdom’s despised betrayer holds the truth. Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son by his father, David Kingman. Ten years later, Michael knows something is there in the hot, white emptiness of his mind that can clear his family name. In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, the Hollows is ruled by a royal family that is spiraling into a self-serving dictatorship just as gun-wielding rebels clash against the country’s magically trained militia. What the truth holds will completely change the Hollows, and Michael Kingman and his family and friends are determined to do the impossible

In this brilliant debut fantasy, a story of secrets, rebellion, and murder are shattering the Hollows, where magic costs memory to use, and only the son of the kingdom’s despised traitor holds the truth. Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son, by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on Michael lives a hardscrabble life, with his sister Gwen, performing crimes with his friends against minor royals in a weak attempt at striking back at the world that rejects him and his family. In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, Michael knows something is there in the hot white emptiness of his mind. So when the opportunity arrives to get folded back into court, via the most politically dangerous member of the kingdom’s royal council, Michael takes it, desperate to find a way back to his past. He discovers a royal family that is spiraling into a self-serving dictatorship as gun-wielding rebels clash against magically trained militia. What the truth holds is a set of shocking revelations that will completely change the Hollows, if Michael and his friends and family can survive long enough to see it. Performed by Alejandro Ruiz, Christopher Walker, Bradley Smith, Laura C Harris, Ken Jackson, Amanda Forstrom, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Matthew Pauli, Christopher Graybill, Michael John Casey, Henry W. Kramer, Lydia Kraniotis, Stephon Walker, Keith Richards, Steve Wannall, Terence Aselford, Jeff Baker, Eva Wilhelm, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Scott McCormick, Nanette Savard, Colleen Delany, Emlyn McFarland, James Konicek, Steven Carpenter, James Lewis, Joel David Santner and David Zitney.

The Hollows is gripped by unrest and on the brink of civil war as an insurgency of anarchists rises, and brother and sister vie for the throne in the second novel in the critically hailed Legacy of the Mercenary King series, which Kirkus called “A MASTERCLASS IN GRAND-SCALE STORYTELLING.” Michael Kingman thought he was going to die by the executioner’s ax, forever labeled as a traitor. Still alive, and under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary Company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing the Hollows apart. With the death of the king, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister, Serena, are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the people, and all of them want Michael dead. This is a story of betrayal, murder, and rebellion, and in this direct sequel to the debut novel The Kingdom of Liars, also some hope for justice. For readers who love the intrigue and widening scope of epic fantasy, you have found your next must-read series.

In this brilliant debut fantasy, a story of secrets, rebellion, and murder are shattering the Hollows, where magic costs memory to use, and only the son of the kingdom’s despised traitor holds the truth. Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son, by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on Michael lives a hardscrabble life, with his sister Gwen, performing crimes with his friends against minor royals in a weak attempt at striking back at the world that rejects him and his family. In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, Michael knows something is there in the hot white emptiness of his mind. So when the opportunity arrives to get folded back into court, via the most politically dangerous member of the kingdom’s royal council, Michael takes it, desperate to find a way back to his past. He discovers a royal family that is spiraling into a self-serving dictatorship as gun-wielding rebels clash against magically trained militia. What the truth holds is a set of shocking revelations that will completely change the Hollows, if Michael and his friends and family can survive long enough to see it. Performed by Alejandro Ruiz, Keith Richards, Amanda Forstrom, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smtih, Danny Gavigan, Richard Rohan, Zeke Alton, Matthew Pauli, Laura C Harris, Eric Messner, Chris Stinson, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Stephon Walker, Colleen Delany, Terence Aselford, Shanta Parasuraman, Lydia Kraniotis, Steve Wannall, Jeff Baker, Carolyn Kashner, Nanette Savard, Eva Wilhelm, Henry Kramer, Drew Kopas, Michael John Casey, Shayna Small, Ken Jackson, Joel David Santner and Steven Carpenter.

"Michael Kingman thought he was going to die by the executioner’s axe, forever labeled as a traitor. Still alive, and under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing The Hollows apart. With the death of the King, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister Serena are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the people, and all of them want Michael dead. This is a story of betrayal, murder, and rebellion, and in this direct sequel to the debut novel The Kingdom of Liars, also some hope for justice. For readers who love the intrigue and widening scope of epic fantasy like Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn and Brent Weeks’s The Black Prism, you will find your next must-read fantasy series in The Legacy of the Mercenary King. Performed by Nick J. Russo, Chris Davenport, Amanda Forstrom, Keith Richards, Carolyn Kashner, Lise Bruneau, Laura C. Harris, Bradley Foster Smith, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Walker, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, Drew Kopas, Elena Anderson, Eric Messner, Eva Wilhelm, Gabriel Michael, Henry W. Kramer, Julienne Irons, Ken Jackson, Lydia Kraniotis, Matthew Pauli, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Natalie Van Sistine, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, Shanta Parasuraman, Stephanie Nemeth-Parker, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Tanja Milojevic, Wyn Delano, Yasmin Tauzon and Zeke Alton."

In this twistingly beautiful and epically thrilling conclusion to the fantasy trilogy The Legacy of the Mercenary King, Michael, the infamous King Killer, and Serena, the Hollow Queen, race against the odds to have the future they’ve worked so hard to protect … or risk bringing about the end of the world. Michael Kingman has discovered his destiny, but the distance to what he wants namely, a life with Serena, the queen of the Hollow kingdom—is as wide as the world, and just as cruel. Meanwhile, Dark, the realm’s most fearsome mercenary, Michael’s sometime mentor, and son of his nemesis, Angelo, is trying to keep Michael in line for his own purposes, as he too has a hidden agenda. Michael comes to realize that he is outclassed by powers that have been working for centuries to break long-hidden seals that will lead to an apocalyptic war. But when has merely being overpowered ever stopped Michael? To prevent what may begin the end times, Michael must gather his remaining allies and push himself to achieve the impossible, because the alternative is worse than he can imagine: it’s not just the beginning of the end of the world, it’s being alone and forgotten.