Merriman, Lorian

Maelstrom is the half-demon prince of a kingdom ruled by his tyrannical necromancer mother, and he is seeking a break from boredom, so he finds himself teaming up with Twigs, the young, prophesied Hero of Virtue fated to face him, to join the resistance. They set out on a mission to stop Maelstrom's mother and forge a new destiny for him, but Maelstrom is soon forced to decide where his loyalties truly lie.

"Maelstrom is a half-demon prince pining for a place in history. (Honestly, he's just bored and searching for a way to pass the time.) Twigs is the young, prophesized Hero of Virtue fated to face him--or so we've been told . . . But Maelstrom's mother, regent to the throne and a powerful necromancer, is determined to keep an iron grip on her domain. Bemoaning his lost destiny, Maelstrom teams up with the Hero to stop his mother and forge a new destiny for himself. What Twigs doesn't know is that Maelstrom has a cunning plan to build his own epic legend and double-cross Twigs at the perfect moment. . ."--Provided by publisher.