The Jackal Of Nar: John Marco

Book I of Tyrants and Kings. Prince Richius Vantran, the general known as the Jackal, is a hero in a war that blazes along the frozen borderlands of Lucel-Lor. But it is a war he doesn't believe in, for an Emperor he doesn't trust. Ordered by the Emperor to halt a revolt by a religious faction, Vantran's success wins him both Imperial favor and a wife - though neither sits well with him. For in battle, he fell in love with a a woman of Lucel-Lor, a member of the very religious faction he put down. Torn between duty, loyalty and passion, Vantran surprises himself by choosing to love the enemy - and march against his old companions. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.