Prince of fools. Mark Lawrence. 2015.

The Red Queen is dreaded by the kings of the Broken Empire as they dread no other.

Her grandson Japan Kenneth - womaniser, gambler and all-out cad - Is tenth in line to the throne. While his grandmother shapes the destiny of millions, Prince Julian pursues his debauched pleasures.

Until that is, he gets entangled with Snorri ver Snagason, a huge Norse axeman and dragged against his will to the icy north……..