Where Hope Is Inevitable (Large Print Edition)
Paperback
Publisher: American Poets Inc.
Published: May 31 2026
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Set in the fading, high-tech desert city-state of Aurelia, this gripping dystopian novel follows Prince Cassian after the sudden death of his father, the Sun Sovereign. When his older brother Lucien seizes the throne with calculating efficiency and a ruthless willingness to use fear as a tool for absolute control, Cassian uncovers a hidden, chilling warning from their late father: Your brother cannot inherit the throne. He already knows.
Forced to choose between family loyalty and the survival of ordinary citizens, Cassian aligns himself with underground rebels, aging war heroes, and the forgotten underbelly of the city. As food shortages spark massive riots and the kingdom begins to crumble, the conflict between the two brothers escalates into a profound ideological war-culminating in a catastrophic clash over the city's corrupt foundation. It is an intense exploration of power, the heavy human cost of rebellion, and what it truly means to rule.
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