The King of the Crags Grove Press and the corrosive effects of

and the corrosive effects of poverty and addiction to secure a sense of well-being for themselves and for those they love

raised in England by their refugee parents

charms his colleagues

Alwyn must rely on old instincts to fight for his new cause

highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life

The King of the Crags Grove Press and the corrosive effects ofPrince Jehal has murdered, poisioned and betrayed his way to the top. There is a new speaker for the realms, his opposition has been crushed, now he just has to enjoy the fruits of power. And yet . . . He feels more for the wife he married for power than perhaps he should and his lover knows it. And out in the realms those loyal to the old regime are still plotting. and there are rumours that the Red Riders, heralds of revolution and doom are on the