Rules of Ascension: Book One of Winds of the Forelands | David B. Coe
Centuries after the Qirsi Wars ended with an uneasy peace, the assassination of a royal heir whose wedding was destined to unite two realms ignites a devastating new war that re-ignites ancient hatreds, upsets the balance of power, and hurtles both realms into vicious and violent turmoil, in the first volume of a new fantasy quartet. Reissue.