The Hand of the Sun King: Book One (Pact and Pattern)

My name is Wen Alder. My name is Foolish Cur.\nAll my life, I have been torn between two legacies: that of my father, whose roots trace back to the right hand of the Emperor. That of my mother's family, who reject the oppressive Empire and embrace the resistance.\nI can choose between them - between protecting my family, or protecting my people - or I can search out a better path . . . a magical path, filled with secrets, unbound by empire or resistance, which could shake my world to its very foundation.\nBut my search for freedom will entangle me in a war between the gods themselves . . .