She fled the blade meant for her throat. Now the road will finish what the sword could not. Caelen was never meant to wear a crown. She was meant to die. Hunted by the men who destroyed her family, she slips beyond the edge of the map - past borders, past titles, past everything she was supposed to be. Alone and nameless, Caelen journeys through shattered towns, smuggler routes, and half-ruined kingdoms where power is bought with blood and freedom is a price few can pay. With only a knife, a secret, and the memory of fire, she must decide who she is when no one is left to tell her. And how far she's willing to go to stay free. Some roads run to safety. Some to revenge. But this one runs beyond the river, where no king holds sway... and no mercy waits. No King Beyond the River is the first book in a gritty, character-driven fantasy series full of atmosphere, danger, and slow-burning defiance. For readers who prefer a blade in the dark to a banner in the wind.
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