Dragon Age - Patrick Weekes

Empress Celene of Orlais rose to the throne of the most powerful nation in Thedas through wisdom, wit, and ruthless manipulation. But her empire is under threat from within by imminent war. Alliances are forged and promises broken as the battle for the throne of Orlais begins.But in the end, the elves who hide in the forests or starve in the alienages may decide the fate of the masked empire.