"Games Like a King" is the second novel in the "Close to the Stars" series. Miracles continue - both good and cruel. The kingdom, which has been in ruins for many centuries, is beginning to be reborn. For its resurrected overlords, the past is not so much a memory as a living, and sometimes bleeding, life. The adopted royal daughter Anna returns to her native castle. Evil is punished. The star boys complete their mission. The appearance of a new hero - Skald - promises a continuation of the fantastic saga.