Valerius The King

<p>What makes a king? It takes more than a name more than gold more even than the possession of an ancient power stone-as Valerius learns in this second volume of the Valerian Chronicles. With his Hidden Valley discovered by the enemy Valerius faces tough decisions about the future of his rag-tag force and must either make war on an old friend or risk annihilation.</p><p>  </p><p>Meanwhile Thorngere travels the Inland Sea in the guise of a peddler building a resistance network he hopes will help free the Empire from Fantar and reestablish Valerius Everreigning as High King. As he slumbers by his campfire late one evening his life too is suddenly changed by a dancing girl named Vahla... A girl whose blurted prophecy leads to a naval battle outside Dulcai; the thrilling rescue of King Reuters' daughter Eomer; the siege of Kantar; and a major battle which brings Valerius to Zagorbia and threatens Fantar himself.</p><p> </p>