Before he died, King Ludwig II of Bavaria engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. Enter Cotton Malone. Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwig's long-rumoured search bore fruit - legal title to lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons. In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in Ludwig's three fairytale castles, Malone and his protégé battle an ever-growing list of deadly adversaries, all intent on finding the last kingdom.
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