This is the 2nd in a series. Without balance between the light and the darkness, there can be no True Sovereign. Equal Power" continues the story of Ryder Payne. From high school senior to True Sovereign, Ryder has come far, but his journey is just beginning. Gravely wounded in a battle with his evil sister, Ayden, Ryder is trapped on the wrong side of the Great Barrier. In order to return and save his people, Ryder must seek out the mysterious and powerful Folkvar, the creators of the barrier. Together with his personal bodyguard, Gaige and Vian, the shape shifter, the young Sovereign...

Something that is not earned or deserved cannot be taken and held without consequences. Ryder Payne isn't a typical teenager. While most of his classmates are attending high school dances and football games, he is perfecting his sword fighting and martial arts skills. He is different. But, he doesn't understand how different until a chance meeting reveals his destiny. Everything he knew about his family and his past was created to protect him. He is from a different world. It's a world ruled by the evil Sovereign, Koli'Niko, Ryder's father. Niko seized the throne by force and holds his power...

THE GOLDEN BLOOD OF THE ONE TRUE SOVEREIGN WILL BREAK ANY MAGIC AND BREACH ANY CURSE. Ryder has finally accepted his role as the One True Sovereign and his magic is stronger than ever. But an old enemy returns from the dead and, using dark magic, switches Ryder's body for his own. Rama'Cham now sits on Ryder's throne in his fortress, while Ryder hides in a remote outpost seeking a way to break the magic binding him. He finds the solution to his problem in an ancient book...the way to break the dark magic is to use his blood...blood that now runs in the veins of his nemesis. Ryder has to find...