The False Prince - The Ascendance Trilogy, Book 1

Jennifer A. Nielsen

Scholastic Paperbacks

2013

352 páginas

11h 44m

ISBN-13: 9780545284141

In this first book in a remarkable trilogy, an orphan is forced into a twisted game with deadly stakes.

In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point -- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well.

As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.

An extraordinary adventure filled with danger and action, lies and deadly truths that will have readers clinging to the edge of their seats.

Resenhas (2)

3 (Bom)

A good book

I was fairly suprised by the book. I mean, it didn`t enchanted me from the get go. It seemed like a trite story, until it wasn`t. I guess that in a way the job was done because the story led me to like who I should like from the beginning and disliked who I should dislike, so the story clearly lead me where it wanted me to go and to me, that's the mark of a good enough writer.
The plottwist made everything better though. Turned the book into something unexpected and captivated me and made sense what with all the clues spread through out the first half.
I`m still on the fence about Sage but the first book made me look forward to learning more about him and the story, so a successful book in its endeavor to capture the audience and leave them wanting for more.