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The Rogue Trilogy #2
Chivalry's Code
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Expected 14 Aug 26
“The rogue has suffered too much. He needs someone to remind him why he once believed in this path, or we will lose him.”
It’s been eighteen years since Rykar conquered Nevaharday and claimed its throne. Since then, he’s managed to turn the once-thriving city into a prison that’s snuffing out what few freedoms the rahee have left. Poor, terrorized, and miserable, they yearn for their former prince who died while defending the throne—or so they thought.
The truth is that their beloved heir has been living under the alias of a rogue named Jaspur Clovenhoof. Moving freely under his false identity, Jaspur has been secretly collaborating with a legendary race to unseat his usurper.
But he’s not the same person he was before. Hardened and haunted, his allies begin to question whether Jaspur is still capable of becoming the savior his people need. Years of guilt, regret, and anger have shaped the exiled prince into something more similar to Rykar than anyone wants to admit.
Now the rahee’s hero stands on the brink of becoming a villain himself—and only a ghost from his past can stop him.
It’s been eighteen years since Rykar conquered Nevaharday and claimed its throne. Since then, he’s managed to turn the once-thriving city into a prison that’s snuffing out what few freedoms the rahee have left. Poor, terrorized, and miserable, they yearn for their former prince who died while defending the throne—or so they thought.
The truth is that their beloved heir has been living under the alias of a rogue named Jaspur Clovenhoof. Moving freely under his false identity, Jaspur has been secretly collaborating with a legendary race to unseat his usurper.
But he’s not the same person he was before. Hardened and haunted, his allies begin to question whether Jaspur is still capable of becoming the savior his people need. Years of guilt, regret, and anger have shaped the exiled prince into something more similar to Rykar than anyone wants to admit.
Now the rahee’s hero stands on the brink of becoming a villain himself—and only a ghost from his past can stop him.
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About the author
Elizabeth Carlton
4 books25 followersElizabeth "Elli" Carlton began her writing career as a freelance journalist with a knack for finding the soul behind a story. She covered the music beat for two national magazines and multiple local and online publications for four years. However, fiction steered her in a new direction in 2011 when she drafted her first novel: The Royal Rogue.
Published in October 2012, the book replaced the heroic protagonist cliché with a morally ambiguous rogue named Jaspur Clovenhoof who stumbles into an adventure of epic proportions. Readers found themselves hooked by Jaspur's emotional trials and the sharp wit that he wields as well as his sword.
In 2015, Elli released her second novel, Chivalry’s Code, which combined two stories from different timelines into a dueling parallel full of twists and ultimatums. It, too, was embraced by her readers, as was The Rogue Trilogy's emotional third installment, Lost Prince of Nevaharday, published in 2018.
Despite the trilogy's success, Elli eventually found herself at a writing crossroads. She wanted to continue writing about her protagonist and the cast of characters she had created, but she'd outgrown her love for the YA genre.
Thus, in 2024, she made the bold decision to pivot her target audience from YA to adult. Since then, she's been focused on rewriting The Rogue Trilogy. The remastered first book is set to release in August 2025.
Beyond journalism and novel writing, Elli’s 17+ year career includes writing research, marketing materials, and SEO content. She also has provided developmental editing and writing coaching services to individual clients.
She currently works as a principal writer for Gartner, a global research company.
Published in October 2012, the book replaced the heroic protagonist cliché with a morally ambiguous rogue named Jaspur Clovenhoof who stumbles into an adventure of epic proportions. Readers found themselves hooked by Jaspur's emotional trials and the sharp wit that he wields as well as his sword.
In 2015, Elli released her second novel, Chivalry’s Code, which combined two stories from different timelines into a dueling parallel full of twists and ultimatums. It, too, was embraced by her readers, as was The Rogue Trilogy's emotional third installment, Lost Prince of Nevaharday, published in 2018.
Despite the trilogy's success, Elli eventually found herself at a writing crossroads. She wanted to continue writing about her protagonist and the cast of characters she had created, but she'd outgrown her love for the YA genre.
Thus, in 2024, she made the bold decision to pivot her target audience from YA to adult. Since then, she's been focused on rewriting The Rogue Trilogy. The remastered first book is set to release in August 2025.
Beyond journalism and novel writing, Elli’s 17+ year career includes writing research, marketing materials, and SEO content. She also has provided developmental editing and writing coaching services to individual clients.
She currently works as a principal writer for Gartner, a global research company.
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April 18, 2021
I hurt my ankle, and I have to be sitting down a lot. So lately, all I can do is knit, write, and read. So, I've been doing a lot of reading. And I finished this one book in two days. Incredibly, I must say I liked it. The rating was a 3.8, so I rounded to a 4.
This book has an interesting plot. What I like the most is the lovely way the author writes. The writing is tight and beautiful; I would almost compare her to a very young Naomy Novik in her apprenticeship stages. I liked this book much better than I liked the first book. No worries, I will not give any spoilers. All I will say is her characters started to have a modicum of character arcs. And she is doing a much better job with the dialog in this second book. Jaspur, Rayhan, and Melah were a lot of fun to follow.
If you like fantasy books with a touch of flashbacks, you will love this book.
This book has an interesting plot. What I like the most is the lovely way the author writes. The writing is tight and beautiful; I would almost compare her to a very young Naomy Novik in her apprenticeship stages. I liked this book much better than I liked the first book. No worries, I will not give any spoilers. All I will say is her characters started to have a modicum of character arcs. And she is doing a much better job with the dialog in this second book. Jaspur, Rayhan, and Melah were a lot of fun to follow.
If you like fantasy books with a touch of flashbacks, you will love this book.
September 7, 2020
Finally... The real fun begins!
My friend had been raving about this series so I had to pick it up to see what all the fuss was about.
Well let me tell you... It was well worth the fuss.
I've loved this series so far and I'm so glad I found it. Im obsessed
My friend had been raving about this series so I had to pick it up to see what all the fuss was about.
Well let me tell you... It was well worth the fuss.
I've loved this series so far and I'm so glad I found it. Im obsessed
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