Sebastian Of Mars

Description for SEBASTIAN OF MARS by Al Sarrantonio:

Haydn---reluctant queen of Mars---has been assassinated. Now her son Sebastian rules, aided by a trusted regent. But Sebastian---young, frail, and sickly---sits uneasily on the throne. Unprepared to wear the crown, he is seen as weak and vulnerable, no fit heir to his beloved mother.

Then Haydn's old enemy, the warrior-woman Frane, launches a revolt, and Sebastian, like his mother before him, is forced into exile. Taking refuge in the shadow of the great mountain known to his people as Olympus Mons, he prepares to make his stand.

And there, the boy-king will lose his first love, find his fist betrayal---and uncover a secret about the past that may alter the future forever...

This is #2 in The Masters Of Mars Series.