Lord’s War: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

In the tottering Augustan Empire, a sudden political marriage binds two utterly different souls together. Leon von Hohenzollern, second son of the Guardian of the North and the empire’s notorious wastrel, spends his days indulging in wine and women, expertly playing the role of the “shame of the North.” Alisa Windsor, the brilliant daughter of an imperial tycoon and a wise, composed rising star of magic, is forced to become a bargaining chip in her family’s bid to consolidate its power. Behind this seemingly absurd engagement lie the empire’s deepening succession crisis, pressure from the Orc Empire on the border, and the tangled schemes of many competing factions. No one knows that beneath Leon’s carefree mask lies a tenacious soul from beyond the stars. When war once again engulfs the North and the snowfields turn red with blood, how will this betrothed couple, forced to stand together, expose their true selves and face the storm of destiny sweeping toward them in a deadly game played with the empire as its board? The empire’s fate depends not only on the swords of the soldiers at the front, but also on the choices and growth of these two young people amid the golden whirlpool and the snows of the North.