The release date for the English version of 'The False Prince' by
Jennifer A. Nielsen is Apr 2012. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Civil conflict is raging in a kingdom of discontent. Conner, a nobleman of the court, comes up with a crafty scheme to locate a puppet prince who would pose as the king's long-lost son in order to bring the divided people together. Four orphans, one of them a stubborn youngster called Sage, are chosen to fight for the position. Sage is aware that Conner's motivations are dubious at best, but his life hangs in the balance—either he is picked to play the prince or he gets slain. However, Sage's adversaries also have personal goals.
Layer after layer of betrayal and deception is exposed as Sage travels from a dilapidated orphanage to Conner's opulent palace, until at last a reality emerges that could prove to be more harmful than all of the falsehoods combined.