Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4)

by Michael J. Sullivan

Regret was a curse without a cure, except to forget.

Power rises to the top like cream and dominates the weak with cruelty disguised as—and often even believed to be—benevolence.

live your life to the fullest. Breathe the air, taste the wine, kiss the girls, and always remember that the tales of another are never as wondrous as your own.