Emperor of Thorns

the long version

King Jorg Ancrath is now King of Seven Nations. His goal—revenge against his father—has not yet been realized. Yet no matter how tortured his path, he intends to take the next step in his rise upward. Jorg would be Emperor. It is not a position that can be won by the sword, but rather by vote—which has never happened. Jorg has plans to change that one way or the other. He's uncovered even more of the lost technology of the land, and he won't hesitate to use it...But he soon finds an adversary st