King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

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To reach greatness you must step on bodies. I'll win this game of ours, though the cost of it may drown the world in blood... A six nation army marches toward Jorg's gates, led by a shining hero determined to unite the empire and heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people and their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king. Faced by an enemy many times his strength, Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg's game plan...