The war has begun, and King Odo and his men find themselves in extreme circumstances. Forced together, unlikely allies build morally complex and unusual characters while surviving the often-dangerous threats through a story about good and evil—personal growth to save the last Dragon Kowal, and to restore the only thing that ever balanced the worlds. Two Guardians have joined them—the Seal of Power has been bestowed upon the Outlaws in a ruse of tactics to survive. But they must outwit the enemy with a bluff.
King Odo, a rebel outlaw, refused the throne and is now king. Healer Zeb has no idea how he heals—he just does. Fisher, an old butcher turned squire, does nothing extraordinary, or does he? Commander Rhon has secrets he only tells Crossbow, his Rapicon wolf. Jon the Big, a scholar skilled with an axe, too large to mess with, and too smart to die. Mistra, the last surviving Protector with power jewels and deadly wings, wants to keep them alive. And Vica, the aging Traveler, with a mouth like a pirate and sworn Lawkeeper, uses her position to keep them out of the dungeons to do the impossible and save the last Dragon Kowal.
Royal Shadow Chieftain Draglar, the most feared of his kind. An enemy who has met him rarely lives to remember. Lawkeeper Honara, evil, unpredictable, and creatively cruel.
Where good and evil become one…
From a master Medievalist comes an epic fantasy and deeply human story of an outlaw king who sought equality: the greatest dream yet to be accomplished begins when King Odo erects a tower to build that dream. But ends in savage violence as armies are deployed toward him, and deadly secrets now crawl at his feet.
It was all over when the first megalithic stone thudded with a loud crack on top of another to erect the tower. The young king, his men, and two angry Guardians were reduced to meat—a meal for their enemies at the echoing of that thud. Escaping the fire became a daily trial—but survival required becoming heroes none imagined possible. Heroes? They still do not say the word; they are outlaws who found a cause.
Set in a world of extreme circumstances, unlikely allies are forced together to build morally complex and unusual characters. In a realistic twist, they must fight the often-dangerous threats and navigate political intrigue through a story about good and evil—personal growth to save the last Dragon Kowal and restore the only thing that ever balanced the worlds. Knowledge.
The rise in wasteland warlords will soon devastate the Great Lands. There are none to save them as villages and life begin to disappear under the blight and beasts that will claim the lands. But the struggle for power changes direction —where will it go?
A Story that grabs a heart, twists a mind, and won’t let go!
From the frozen peaks of the ancient Seven Snow Realms to the outstretched wonders of the Great Lands below them, two worlds were divided into two races—the Snows and the Tribals. Snows born to the power of Nohar were enemies of the lesser Tribals. But Nohar was fading, and secrets were rising as a race to unlock the knowledge of a resurgent power had become unstable and dangerous for both worlds.
