Palaces and Prisons

She is beautiful, lithe, swift and as deadly as the blade flashing in her hand. The blood of kings runs strong in her veins--but her weakling brother wears the crown. She is Bronwyn, a name that strikes fear in the hearts of the depraved courtiers feasting like jackals on the corpse of her father's kingdom. Her brother rules the land, but a ruthless maniac is the puppet master behind the throne. To save her kingdom, Bronwyn must enlist a rebel force of gypsies and giants, peasants and pirates, mountebanks and changeling spies. They are an unlikely assortment of heroes but they are Bronwyn's last hope....