<p> <b>The final Dragon Corsairs novel: "Dragons, magic, romance, and political machinations of epic proportions make this a satisfying conclusion to the series." —</b> <i> <b>Publishers Weekly</b> </i> </p> <p> <i>The swashbuckling adventures of Captain Kate Fitzmaurice continue in </i>Kingmaker <i>, the thrilling third chapter of the epic tale of the Dragon Corsairs from bestselling authors Margaret Weis and Robert Kramer.</i> </p> <p>War!</p> <p>Jonathan Smyth has launched his invasion of Freya, in one swoop he has killed a queen and taken her heir apparent, Prince Thomas, hostage. Now Captain Kate must partner with Thomas's fiancé, Princess Sophia, and her longtime ally Dalgran if they hope to save Tom from his fate as a puppet king propping up a tyrant.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Henry, the former spymaster to the Freyan throne, has gathered what allies he can in a desperate attempt to remove Smyth from his beloved country, and he may have to turn to the help of his former enemies to pull it off.</p>