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Together, Rigan and the prince will rid the Twin Kingdoms of the Shro Khan: deadly, mind-controlling monsters that terrorize the people on sand and at sea.<\/p>\n<p>Desperate to maintain his stranglehold on power and prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, the king of Calidore sends a troop of soldiers led by the legendary Aureus Corcoran to kidnap Rigan. Corcoran, who is rumored to be able to communicate with the Khan, wonders how this unremarkable, frustrating girl could ever ensnare the attentions of a would-be king even as he admires her clever attempts to escape him. But when her fiery ways and unexpected kindnesses begin to claim Corcoran\u2019s heart, prompting him to second-guess his orders, he wonders how the prophecy could ever come true\u2014until he learns that not only is he far more than he believed himself to be, but she may be too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Pocahontus<\/em> meets\u00a0<em>The Princess Bride<\/em> in this romantasy from acclaimed fantasy author J. J. 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