A struggling mage. A disgraced soldier. A priestess with a sordid past. Can they band together to stop an omnipotent warlord?
Outpaced by her child peers and bullied by everyone else, Elyssa questions why she ever joined the Mage Guild. She hides in her books, reveling in tales of adventure from far off lands. She never imagined one would land on her doorstep. When a possibly insane Republic Guardsman asks for her help, spouting nonsense about a rogue battlemage that can crush armies-well, at least it's something new. What harm could come from humoring him? A lot, it turns out. Alteer is a gritty fantasy world shattered by a mysterious magical eruption. Competing with beasts and invaders-and each other-the survivors have clawed their way out of a dark age to rebuild civilization. One part epic fantasy. One part grimdark. Another part classic sword & sorcery. Add in a sprinkling of mystery and philosophy, and you have a unique blend that will feel familiar yet fresh to fantasy fans.