Failure Is Not an OptionLydio Malik is the Royal Bodyguard for the infant Princess Analisa of Salasia. He's sworn to die before he'll let any harm come to her. He may just have to. Despite his position, Malik is ridiculed for his foreign heritage, his unpopular views on protection strategies, and his obsessive attention to detail. While the King goes to show the flag in the troubled north, his enemies launch a brazen attack against the royal family. Surrounded by enemies, with no possibility of escape, Malik finds a unique and desperate way to protect his charge. If they want the Princess, they're going to have to pay the price...in blood. The Rooftop Game is the thrilling story of a bodyguard who won't give up, set in a bold new fantasy setting known as the Thousand Kingdoms.