Harts Hope Orson Scott Card by Orson Scott Card 9781429964258, 1429964251 instant download after payment.

<p> <p>A dark and powerful fantasy from the bestselling author of <I>Ender's Shadow.</I><BR><BR>Enter the city of Hart's 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. <BR><BR>Palicrovol, too, was cruel, as befitted a king. He took the true mantle of kinghood by forcing Asineth, now Queen by her father's 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 Hart's Hope.<BR><BR>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. <BR><br><P>At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.</P></br></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></p></p>