Hart's Hope

A dark and powerful fantasy from Orson Scott Card the bestselling author of Enders Shadow.. Enter the city of Harts Hope ruled by gods both powerful and indifferent riddled with sorcery and revenge. The city was captured by a rebellious lord Palicrovol who overthrew the cruel king Nasilee hated by his people. . Palicrovol too was cruel as befitted a king. He took the true mantle of kinghood by forcing Asineth now Queen by her fathers death to marry him raping her to consummate the marriage. [But he was not cruel enough to rule.] He let her live after her humiliation; live to bear a daughter; live to return from exile and retake the throne of Harts Hope.. But she in turn sent Palicrovol into exile to breed a son who would in the name of the God take back the kingdom from its cruel Queen.