Manipulator's War (Ruarnon Trilogy, #1)

All roads lead to war.

Tarlah's first nonbinary heir, Ruarnon, is determined to prove their worth to Tarlah's perfect King. But when Ruarnon's parents are abducted, they're left ruling Tarlah alone, in the shadow of impending war, with absent allies.

Neighbouring King Kyura has no intention of invading. But his warmongering subjects long for the glory of expansion. When Kyura rejects their calls for war, assassins threaten his family and mutiny threatens his reign.

Across the ocean, lost Aussi...