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Translated by David Henry Wilson.
King Magnus has returned to the throne after being kidnapped in The Princess Plot, but Scandia is still in chaos. Princess Jenna, who's being mocked by her country, now has to protect it from civil war. Readers who endure some political-machinations-themed tediousness in the first half of this German import will be rewarded with a dramatic, fast-paced conclusion.