The Imposter King
An ancient Mesopotamian fantasy
by Eli Hinze
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Pub Date 25 May 2022 | Archive Date 2 Oct 2025
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Description
To thwart a curse, a fake king enters a fake marriage—but his sacrificial death will be all too real.
As the king of Sippar, Ahsan-Sin is surrounded by unparalleled luxury, fawning attendants, and a gorgeous wife. It’s the life he’s always dreamed of, except for three small problems.
One, the palace oracle foretells of a threat that could leave the king dead and the city in ruins.
Two, his marriage to the sharp-tongued priestess Nirah is already in trouble–and they aren’t even really married.
Three, Ahsan is not the real king, but a criminal condemned to die in his place. Selected for the role of imposter king, Ahsan must take the fates’ wrath and assassins’ knives upon himself… and while his crown may be fake, the danger he faces is all too real.
A self-proclaimed coward cursed with a monster living in his skin, Ahsan wants nothing more than to escape the deadly intrigue of Sippar’s royal court. But if he doesn’t stop the king’s would-be killer, it won’t just be one man dead, it will be everyone Ahsan knows and loves—including the pretend queen he might just be coming to care for.
An ancient fantasy novel, The Imposter King is the first in a richly imagined five-book series spanning empires and eons, myths and monsters. Get your copy to begin the adventure today.
Advance Praise
"A fantasy tale unlike anything I've read." -- Elisabeth Wheatley, author of Daindreth's Assassin and Tears of the Wolf
"Twisty, gloriously vivid." -- Suzannah Rowntree, author of Miss Sharp's Monsters
"A fantasy tale unlike anything I've read." -- Elisabeth Wheatley, author of Daindreth's Assassin and Tears of the Wolf
"Twisty, gloriously vivid." -- Suzannah Rowntree, author of Miss Sharp's Monsters
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Featured Reviews
This was a strong start to the Imposter King series, it had that Mesopotamian fantasy element that I was looking for and was engaged with what was happening. I enjoyed this as a opening chapter and am excited to read more in this time-period. The characters had that overall feel that I was wanting and enjoyed the concept and how the ancient time-period concept worked. Eli Hinze wrote this well and was engaged from the first page, it worked was a fantasy concept and worked overall.
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