PrincessandheirtothethroneofThorvaldor,Naliahasledaprivilegedlifeatcourt.Buteverythingchangeswhenshelearns,justafterhersixteenthbirthday,thatsheisafalseprincess,astand-infortherealNalia,whohasbeenhiddenawayforherprotection.Castoutwithlittlemorethantheclothesonherback,thegirlnowcalledSindamustleavebehindthecity,herbestfriend,Kiernan,andtheonlylifeshe'severknown.Senttolivewithheronlysurvivingrelative—acold,scornfulwomanwithlittlepatienceforhernewfoundniece—Sindaprovesineptateventhesimplesttasks.Thenshediscoversthatmagicrunsthroughherveins—long-suppressed,dangerousmagicthatshemustlearntocontrol—andsherealizesthatshewillneverlearntobejustasimplevillagegirl.Sindareturnstothecitytoseekanswers.Instead,sherediscoverstheboywhorefusedtoforsakeher,anduncoversasecretthatcouldchangethecourseofThorvaldor'shistoryforever.Anintricatelyplottedandcompletelysatisfyingadventure,TheFalsePrincessisbothanengagingtaleinthetraditionofgreatfantasynovelsandastoryneverbeforetoldthatwillenchant—andsurprise—itsreaders.