Pyppenia's father has died and now a new king, his brother is being coronated. Pyppenia's is the daughter of the old king's mistress but is considered legitimate because of who her mother is. Her mother is a star reader and all their children are considered legitimate. Pyppenia's looking forward to seeing her mother again, but her mother who has read the stars feels that it is best that she stay where she is for now and sends Nnende instead.
Pyppenia is guarded by a young man, Cyrenic, who fought in the wars and has taken the sleepless vow to protect her. This means that he will not ever sleep again and will spend his time protecting her till he dies. The problem is that some begin to see things and then go crazy. Eventually for all of them going without sleep will kill them one day if something else doesn't do it first.
There have been two attempts on Pyppenia's life. One overt and one hidden in poisoned food that the dog detected. Is the King's daughter behind it? She certainly hates her enough. Or is it Lord Helder who wants her out of the way because the King wants him to marry her and he wants to marry the princess in order to gain power. Can the king be trusted? Also, Cyrenic and Pyppenia have feelings toward each other that they never act upon but the undercurrent is there. This is a fascinating story of palace intrigue and some magic with the ability to foresee the future. It holds interesting characters and a great plot. I give it four out of five stars.
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