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A king’s mind survives inside a sword. The man carrying it believes his king is dead.

Sergeant Rolan Kerns escapes with the sword, determined to reach Montair and bring Queen Liora news of her husband. The weapon soon proves unlike any he has carried. It strikes enemies with lightning, warns him of danger, and seems to understand his words. Inside the steel, Gram struggles to make himself heard while knowledge he cannot explain surfaces behind barriers in his mind.

As an invasion advances toward Montair, Queen Liora fights to hold the kingdom together for her young son. Kerns’ return brings her a trusted defender and a reminder of the life they once hoped to share. It also brings a secret that will test his loyalty to both the king he serves and the queen he has never stopped loving.

The powers driving the war are hunting the sword. It holds the key to the Ark, an ancient defense on which the world’s survival depends. Gram must uncover what his enemies have made him—and Kerns must understand the weapon he carries before they come to claim it.

The King in the Sword begins The Last Ark series, where a royal family’s struggle to survive opens the way into a forgotten world of dangerous magic and ancient ambition.

Trapped in the sword Kerns carries, King Gram claws his way through sealed memories. Each discovery brings new abilities and new questions about the blade’s power.

Monsters stalk the road, and one of Kerns’ own men knows more than he will admit. As her companions reveal unexpected powers, Liora must decide whether she can trust them with her son’s life.

With the Ancients closing in, Liora refuses to let them decide her family’s fate. But defying them may demand magic she never knew she possessed.