The Last Kingdom

Author/Contributor(s):	Berry, Steve
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Date:	02/21/2023
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

"King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. ... But a question remains: did he succeed? Enter Cotton Malone. After many months, Malone's protâegâe, Luke Daniels, has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany. Daniels has also managed to gain the trust of the prince of Bavaria, a frustrated second son intent on eliminating his brother ... and restoring the Wittelsbach monarchy, only now with him as king. Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwig's long-rumored search bore fruit: legal title to lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons"--