The Rebel Prince (Moorehawke Trilogy Series #3) »

Born and raised in Dublin, Celine Kiernan trained at the Sullivan Bluth Studios as a classical feature character animator and has spent the majority of her working life in the film business. She is also a freelance illustrator and is working on a four-volume graphic novel. She lives in Virginia, County Cavan, Ireland. Find out more about the author at www.celinekiernan.com.

Wynter Moorehawke has braved bandits and Loup-Garous to find her way to Alberon-the exiled, rebel prince. But now that she's there, she will learn firsthand that politics is a deadly mistress. With the king and his heir on the edge of war and alliances made with deadly enemies, the Kingdom is torn not just by civil war - but strife between the various factions as well. Wynter knows that no one has the answer to the problems that plague the Kingdom - and she knows that their differences will not just tear apart her friends - but the Kingdom as well.

Publishers Weekly

Politics, revenge, and high-strung emotions dominate the dramatic conclusion to the Moorehawke Trilogy (after July 2010’s The Crowded Shadows). At long last, the barely postadolescent protagonists--woodcarver and cat whisperer Wynter Moorehawke, bastard prince Razi Kingsson, and crippled musician Christopher Garron--have located the hidden camp of Razi’s rebellious half-brother, Alberon. Intent on brokering a peaceful resolution between the prince and his father, they are shocked by Alberon’s audacious, ambitious plans to protect the kingdom through dubious alliances with its worst enemies and the development of a terrifying war machine. An odd blend of complex and delicate political maneuvering and teen soap opera histrionics leads to an abrupt ending, but there’s enough action and emotional payoff to make this a worthy wrapup that will content fans of the earlier books. (Oct.)