A. D. Williams

The City of Dying: the Fallen Kingdom: Vol. 1: the Intrusion (Volume 1) A. D. Williams

The novel takes place in a futuristic world within the fictional City of Dion. The story centers over a looming civil war that threatens humanity, previously decimated by an ancient war perpetuated by an evil race known as the Sedi'Ans. Rebel factions and secret organizations fight to seize control of the ailing kingdom while the illegitimate king hides in fear for his life. A mercenary, who discovers she has mysterious powers, must help the reluctant king discover his inner strength to accept his father's responsibilities as the rightful heir to the Ancestral Birthright while trying to discover the truth about her own past. Together they must unite him with the lost Ancestral Birthright that has shunned society, to protect the kingdom from the prophesized end of civilization. However, the prophecy proclaims that the Sons of Sedi'an will consume the kingdom and possess the Ancestral Birthright for themselves. Sedi'an's half-breed progeny threatens to resurrect the ancient war to fulfill prophecy.