At the age of nine Prince Jorg Ancrath saw his mother and brother murdered and swore revenge against the man responsible, Count Renar. At thirteen, he is the learder of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king. 
 This book is not for everyone. The MC is a complete anti-hero. Her murders and rapes without remorse. There is nothing likable about him really. So if you need to like your MC, or side characters even, this is definitely a book to skip. I was intrigued by reviews and went in wanting an anti-hero, but I just found this story rather dull. It's also a complete sausage fest. The first speaking female character doesn't show up until halfway through the piece and gets very little page time. And the "brothers"? Yeah, I could not keep them straight at all despite little paragraphs between chapters trying to give character development.