Every five years the Nine Kingdoms gather to choose a new king.

As Lord Mayor of Mubanem, Haprel has spent his life defending his people from the depredations of witches. They owe him everything for his noble sacrifice. So when a rebellion led by witches threatens the land, he intends to show them why he is to be both loved and feared.

Haprel's Deception is the fourth book of the Kingsmoot, an intertwined series about the choices people make to gain power.